Will this be the year >> Triple Crown ?

[2 Dollar Bill]

Just want to throw this out two weeks before the Derby. Does anyone think any of these Three Year Old's have a chance ? I get the feeling that as each year goes, the triple crown is a thing of the past .

[SniperSB23]

It will happen again but this year is about as unlikely as it gets for it to happen. There are very few horses this year conditioned to run back in the Preakness two weeks later and the few that are conditioned aren't going to win the Derby anyways.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

It will happen again but this year is about as unlikely as it gets for it to happen. There are very few horses this year conditioned to run back in the Preakness two weeks later and the few that are conditioned aren't going to win the Derby anyways.

What di BURP.

Oh excuse me.





What did he say?

[lemoncrush]

No chance this year.
I bet we have a different winner in each race, just like last year.
Especially with all the horses passing on the derby and pointing towards the preakness

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

No chance this year.
I bet we have a different winner in each race, just like last year.
Especially with all the horses passing on the derby and pointing towards the preakness

Different horses... but same number [ like last year ] ?

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by 2 Dollar Bill

Just want to throw this out two weeks before the Derby. Does anyone think any of these Three Year Old's have a chance ? I get the feeling that as each year goes, the triple crown is a thing of the past .

Same odds as the "the Raiders" winning the Super Bowl!

LOL...just kidding partner

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Same odds as the "the Raiders" winning the Super Bowl!

LOL...just kidding partner

The last time I thought there was a good chance going into the Derby...that would have been when I was sky high on Point Given...we know how that worked out. I liked Smarty alot but that was more heart than brain...then again, he came damn close. Last year I thought AFTER the Derby we had a great chance...what I'm saying is that it changes quickly. A horse may run a super race in the Derby and TC fever will erupt once more, or a lightly regarded horse like Real Quiet will win and everybody will say "no way" but then...

[Withers]

I'm kind of doubtful about our TC chances this year. Each decade since Seattle seems to have given about three shots at it, and this decade, we've already had them: War Emblem, Funny Cide, Smarty Jones. Add to that the light conditioning that everyone has had (no Afleet Alex's in this year's field) and I think we're due for a wait. Super horse, where are you?

[GPK]

Triple Crown??

Sh*t...I would be surprised if we had a horse run in all 3 legs.

[avance2000]

once smart people come along and finally fix the stupid triple crown series by putting 8 weeks between each of the triple crown races, running them all at 8.5 furlongs, putting all of the races on the tires, and limiting the fields to only storm cats.....we'll have a tc winner.
until then it seems unlikely

[slotdirt]

Why only Storm Cats? When was the last time he had a Derby winner?

[Dunbar]

It often looks a lot more likely AFTER the Derby than before.

--Dunbar

[Thunder Gulch]

I don't see any of these being that good, but then again, War Emblem and Charismatic made runs at the TC because the entire crop wasn't that fast.

[Bernardini]

I agree with most of the posts on this topic, unlikely that we'll see TC this years (let alone if any one horse runs all three races)

[philcski]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Why only Storm Cats? When was the last time he had a Derby winner?

He's never had a Triple Crown race win, period.

[Thunder Gulch]

Tobasco Cat won the last two legs (I think)

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

Tobasco Cat won the last two legs (I think)

My error, he won the Preakness and Belmont. That was the only one, he's never had a Derby winner.

[King Glorious]

Curlin or Circular Quay wins the Derby while the other runs second. Now that we've established that much, let's examine the possibilities of a TC winner.

If Curlin wins the Derby:
He'll come back and dominate the Preakness as CQ sits out the race. In the Belmont, Curlin is upset, either by CQ or a 30/1 (or more) longshot.

If CQ wins the Derby:
He'll come back and dominate the Preakness as Curlin sits out the race. In the Belmont, CQ is upset by a longshot, either Tiago or that McGaughey horse that ran second in the Wood.

No TC winner this year.

[TheSpyder]

Far more likely we'll have a triple crown number repeat 8-8-8. I'm really leaning towards 3-3-3. I've been following this number all season long and it looks very strong.

Spyder from SC

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Great Hunter or Zanjero wins the Derby while the other runs second. Now that we've established that much, let's examine the possibilities of a TC winner.
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... fixed it for you.

Back to the original question? No chance this year..... what GPK said.