Swale....Winning Two Legs of The Triple Crown

[Linny]

I haven't waded thorugh this whole thread (because comparing Big Brown to Swale is like comparing bowling balls to garden hoses. You could try, but why?) but would add that Swale tended to follow a good race/bad race pattern and was true to that form in the Triple Crown.
As for Woody, I can't question his skills, he was a master. Fast works right before a race were quite common then and fast works at all are rare now.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Linny

I haven't waded thorugh this whole thread (because comparing Big Brown to Swale is like comparing bowling balls to garden hoses. You could try, but why?) but would add that Swale tended to follow a good race/bad race pattern and was true to that form in the Triple Crown.
As for Woody, I can't question his skills, he was a master. Fast works right before a race were quite common then and fast works at all are rare now.

I'm glad somebody commented on the post questioning the training skills of Woody Stephens. That was a highlight for me.

Yeah.....he really sucked. He's far and away the luckiest trainer to ever win five straight Belmonts.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Linny

I haven't waded thorugh this whole thread (because comparing Big Brown to Swale is like comparing bowling balls to garden hoses. You could try, but why?) but would add that Swale tended to follow a good race/bad race pattern and was true to that form in the Triple Crown.
As for Woody, I can't question his skills, he was a master. Fast works right before a race were quite common then and fast works at all are rare now.

Wasn't the Preakness the only time he was off the board?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Wasn't the Preakness the only time he was off the board?

yes it was

14-9-2-2


At 2:
Won Young America S. [G1], Breeders' Futurity [G2], Futurity S. [G1], Saratoga Special S. [G2]
3rd Hopeful S. [G1]
At 3:
Won Kentucky Derby [G1], Belmont S. [G1], Florida Derby [G1], Hutcheson S. [G3]
2nd Lexington S.
3rd Fountain Of Youth S. [G2]