how do you believe the triple crown is...

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Originally Posted by MLC

The casual race fans I know were more into the triple crown last year. The few that I know who follow horse racing are more into this years crop. One general feeling I get is the resignation that if it doesn't happen this year, changes will be proposed in the spacing of the 3 races. I wonder if the races were 4 weeks apart, would that have changed the result for any of the 12 since 1978 who were going for the triple crown?

Its funny you bring this up. A change was made back not long before secretariat. We had some close ones in the years between big cy and big red no. 2. So, they did some tinkering. And then 3 tc winners, blam, and then blam, blam. So, some said ooh no, we made it too easy...haha.
at any rate, i think its gotten more attention this year than last certainly hearing it a ton on different sirius stations, and nbc even has it tied in as a great day of sports, racing and then game 2 of the cup (go hawks).