Thoughts about the Triple Crown season

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

The Triple crown was crescendo-like culminating with the Belmont, the best race I've seen in person. And with money on Rags it made cheering her on down the stretch all that much sweeter. :-)

You saw a great race. A historic race. I think the Belmont is our best race and I am partial to Belmont Park as my favorite racetrack. I've seen three great races live, all at Belmont:
1977 - Forego ran down Honest Pleasure in the mud in the Marlboro
1978 - Seattle Slew beat Affirmed in the Marlboro (first time two TC winners met)
1999 - Victory Gallop ran down Real Quiet in the Belmont.

What a race you saw!

[_ed_]

All 3 races were amazing, this was easily my favourite Triple Crown season since I became interested in US racing in 2000.

If 2008 is half as good I'd be happy.

[mclem10011]

We were blessed to see 3 great races, with amazing drama in each. It was a great Triple Crown Season, topped off by a history making race, which we all will remember for years to come. One more thing, it's also very nice not to be discussing any triple crown tragedy this season. So happy all the equine athletes, as well as the human ones came out safe and sound.

[ateamstupid]

I absolutely agree, and this year's Triple Crown is yet another example of why you should NEVER, EVER listen to the losers who cry every April about what a terrible crop this year's is.

Remember that "Kentucky Derby is canceled" thread about how lousy the '07 crop of three-year-olds was? How's that looking right about now?

[pmayjr]

For not having Street Sense in the Belmont field, the best-possible out come came from it. Having a filly win a really close , competitive race. I just hope casual fans noticed.

[Heels1989]

Have also been thinking about how great these three races turned out. Had the great fortune of attending the Derby/Oaks for the 1st time this year. Have been a regular at Travers for nearly 2 decades and with the possiblity of SS, Curlin, RTR and Hard Spun all coming, this could be an all time best.

But I was also wondering about some of the other forgottens who were highly thought leading up to the Derby:

No Biz
Great Hunter
Any Given Saturday
Chelokee
Cobolt Blue
Stevie Wonderboy (back in training, I think)

Can any of these or others step forward and really add some more spice to what should be an outstanding summer/fall racing season?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Heels1989

Have also been thinking about how great these three races turned out. Had the great fortune of attending the Derby/Oaks for the 1st time this year. Have been a regular at Travers for nearly 2 decades and with the possiblity of SS, Curlin, RTR and Hard Spun all coming, this could be an all time best.

But I was also wondering about some of the other forgottens who were highly thought leading up to the Derby:

No Biz
Great Hunter
Any Given Saturday
Chelokee
Cobolt Blue
Stevie Wonderboy (back in training, I think)

Can any of these or others step forward and really add some more spice to what should be an outstanding summer/fall racing season?

Stevie Wonderboy is four now, but I'd like to see him back on the track as well.

[slotdirt]

I've been to nine of the last ten Triple Crown races in person, and while this year's threesome was pretty special, aren't they all? It is so hard to distinguish the Curlin/Street Sense Preakness duel from the Afleet Alex 2005 Preakness, the 2004 Belmont, or the 2006 Derby. There's just something special about those three races that you just don't have with the thousands of other races - graded stakes or otherwise - that are run in the United States each year.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Heels1989

Have also been thinking about how great these three races turned out. Had the great fortune of attending the Derby/Oaks for the 1st time this year. Have been a regular at Travers for nearly 2 decades and with the possiblity of SS, Curlin, RTR and Hard Spun all coming, this could be an all time best.

But I was also wondering about some of the other forgottens who were highly thought leading up to the Derby:

No Biz
Great Hunter
Any Given Saturday
Chelokee
Cobolt Blue
Stevie Wonderboy (back in training, I think)

Can any of these or others step forward and really add some more spice to what should be an outstanding summer/fall racing season?

Great Hunter is hurt.
NoBiz & AGS will be in the Dwyer and possibly Chelokee, if he doesn't go to the Northern Dancer so those races might tell you a little of what direction they are going in.