how do you believe the triple crown is...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

perceived this year vs last? by the racing industry and fans

last year.with chrome the feeling was more or less .."god I hope not"..YOKEL connections and a horse bred from crumbs..or this year well healed and regally bred and trained by a master?

my opinion is that this year the breeding industry and the powers that be have a suitable figure to get behind. no dig on sherman hes a wonderful person from what ive seen.I could root for him but the hayseed no class owners of chrome made me wish he would not be the one to break the tc curse..

any comments..

I don't think anyone thought yokel last year til after the Belmont. Most people like to root for the underdog....and this is the only major sport anymore that can have average joes as owners.
As for the breeding industry.... I doubt they care about who wins or loses, they just care about their bottom lines..which IMO is the biggest reason why the breed is where it is today. Breeders care about their horses, not anyone else's.
Big brown is the only one with a shot that I'm hoped wouldn't do it.
Other than that......well, I think we all just want to see history. But, after smarty....I will never expect it again. If it happens fine, if not, thats life. If he wins it, years from now no one will pay attention to the owner or trainer, so its not worth worrying about I guess