The day the music died... where were you?

[Kingturf]

Okay, I understand that many of the people following horseracing has not witness a horse complete the triple crown. I was very fortunate to start following horseracing as a teenager in the 70's.

IMO, I saw all three triple crown winners raced. I have to excluded Spectacular Bid and Point Given from this point because they lost due to a bad ride in one leg of the triple crown. I really think the closet and very frankly the only other horses in the past 30 + who was in the same category as the 70's triple crown winner who could have won a triple crown if not for an injury was; A.P. Indy and Barbaro.

I am an east coast guy, but A.P. Indy was just on a different level. Some think Bernardini would've beat Barbaro in the Preakness. But to get past that 3rd hurdle of the triple crown....without a doubt A.P. and Barbaro had that determination you was not getting by them in the stretch.

Yes I think it would have been an injustice for several horses to win the triple crown....Charistmatic and War Emblem are the horses that comes to mind.