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The Indomitable DrugS · #1 04-13-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Maybe, but are high profile horses getting knocked from the Derby a new phenomenon? I would guess the Derby trail has been derailing horses for more than just the last 20 years.

Just the other day, DrugS pointed out two from yesteryear in Sir Gaylord and Gen. Duke. Graustark and Buckpasser (from the same year--same rider, too) were also pretty high profile horses that didn't make it back in the day. I'm sure that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Hoist the Flag and Devil's Bag are two others that come to mind as well.

paulo537 · #2 04-13-2011, 01:12 PM

Silver Charm, Real Quiet, Charismatic, War Emblem, Funny Cide, Smarty J, Big Brown. All Derby-Preakness winners within the past 15 years. Plenty of shots at it.

The Indomitable DrugS · #3 04-13-2011, 01:16 PM

If Jess Jackson doesn't buy RA after the KY Oaks - even Mine That Bird would have had a good chance at a sweep.

slotdirt · #4 04-13-2011, 01:24 PM

Funny that the two of the closest Triple Crown misses of recent vintage were Preakness-Belmont winners. A lot of the Derby-Preakness winners never had a chance in the Belmont in hindsight.

Indian Charlie · #5 04-13-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

If Jess Jackson doesn't buy RA after the KY Oaks - even Mine That Bird would have had a good chance at a sweep.

That's crazy talk.

Speaking of which, I think Rags to Riches might have been able to do it.

Clip-Clop · #6 04-13-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

That's crazy talk.

Speaking of which, I think Rags to Riches might have been able to do it.

Not crazy at all, but that was the best grouping of TC races and horses in a while. She would have had her hands full in KY.

The Indomitable DrugS · #7 04-13-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

Not crazy at all, but that was the best grouping of TC races and horses in a while. She would have had her hands full in KY.

She wouldn't have won the Triple Crown.

Had she tried - she would have ended up with a goose egg instead of an Oaks-Belmont double.

Clip-Clop · #8 04-13-2011, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

She wouldn't have won the Triple Crown.

Had she tried - she would have ended up with a goose egg instead of an Oaks-Belmont double.

Probably, KY would have gutted her, that race was brutal on everyone but SS and Hard Spun, Curlin came out OK obviously too.

Indian Charlie · #9 04-13-2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

She wouldn't have won the Triple Crown.

Had she tried - she would have ended up with a goose egg instead of an Oaks-Belmont double.

Right.

I forgot how much you love Street Sense.