Thoughts about the Triple Crown season

[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.

[Heels1989]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

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

Oops. My bad. I guess he does not get red shirt credit for missing most of last year.

[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.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by 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.

I agree with you, slotdirt, that there's always something special about the TC races, but I was thinking about how all three races were so amazing this year. BC Juvy-Derby double, record-tying Preakness, filly wins the Belmont. And two of the races won by a nose. Short of a Triple Crown, I can't imagine those five weeks being any better. And honestly, I'm not even sure a Triple Crown would mean as much to me as Rags' Belmont did.

Unless I'm mistaken, JV swatted Rags only twice; once on each side. I loved watching him just shake the crop at her as they battled down the stretch.

[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.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

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.

You can't.

[paisjpq]

I will only say this once Mortimer...behave.

Thebbytwotimes is on duty right now.

[Mortimer]

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