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Old 06-13-2012, 10:13 AM
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I think in retrospect that it was a Godsend for the sport that I'll Have Another didn't run. Can you imagine a Triple Crown winner who never stepped on the track again? That might have been worse for the sport than not having a Triple Crown winner like ever.
It would have been much more catastrophic for the sport had they ran an injured horse and he broke down trying to win the TC.
Think Eight Belles x 1000.
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Old 06-13-2012, 10:32 AM
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It would have been much more catastrophic for the sport had they ran an injured horse and he broke down trying to win the TC.
Think Eight Belles x 1000.
Well yeah, there's that doomsday scenario.
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