Was It Your First Triple Crown?

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Well, there is an established pattern of them happening in clusters...

I wonder if there is some sort of weird Roger Bannister effect, like once it's been done, it doesn't seem nearly as hard to do it again. Not saying the horse knows it, but if the trainer and rider know it's been done recently, then it's possible that makes it a little easier to do the next time out.

To me, one of the big positives of AP's TC is that we will stop hearing that it's impossible to win the TC these days. There will be fewer calls to shorten the Belmont or increase the spacing. AP won it with such authority, he made it look easy.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

To me, one of the big positives of AP's TC is that we will stop hearing that it's impossible to win the TC these days. There will be fewer calls to shorten the Belmont or increase the spacing. AP won it with such authority, he made it look easy.

So true! Every time someone starts talking about spacing the races out, or shortening them (I'm looking at you, DWL) I want to yell at them, "But it's SUPPOSED to hard! That's what makes it so special."

I figure AP's win gives us at least a five-year grace period before it starts up again.

[_ed_]

Definitely my first.

The first Derby I can remember watching is Silver Charm's. Quite a few TC near-misses since then, and now I've finally seen it happen.

It was amazing enough to watch it on TV - one of the greatest things I can ever remember seeing in horse racing. So I can't imagine what it would be like to have been there.

[EpBurns]

I can barely remember the winners in the 70's I was a teenager, I was there for Smarty Jones attempt and I will attest to the fact that when Smarty turned for home it was the loudest of any crowd I have ever heard and mine you I played before 90,000 screaming fans in Nebraska and that didn't compare to the crowd noise that day!!! Also I have never heard a crowd go so silent as when Smarty was passed in the stretch!!! I got so involved in the battle for 3rd yesterday that It lost some luster for me but it was thrilling and by the way I got nosed out of some good money in that photo!!!

[Sightseek]

Technically no, because I was 4 months old when Affirmed won.

So thus far my life has spanned Triple Crown to Triple Crown.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Technically no, because I was 4 months old when Affirmed won.

So thus far my life has spanned Triple Crown to Triple Crown.

Ditto for me.

[Easy Goer Otis]

I was 8yo when Secretariat won, but remember the Seattle Slew and Affirmed TCs very well.

I was a huge Affirmed fan and loved the way he would dig down to get that nose on the wire. Of all the recent TC winners, he had to work the hardest to win it.

Cheers,

Otis

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by philcski

Ditto for me.

Don't you share a foal date with American Pharoah?