Arthur's Tale out

paulo537 · #1 04-13-2011, 12:12 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 · #2 04-13-2011, 12:16 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 · #3 04-13-2011, 12:24 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 · #4 04-13-2011, 12:42 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 · #5 04-13-2011, 01:03 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 · #6 04-13-2011, 01:23 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 · #7 04-13-2011, 01:25 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 · #8 04-13-2011, 01:42 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.

Phalaris1913 · #9 04-14-2011, 11:58 AM

I'm a few years short of "old codger" status, but I am old enough to remember when major preps were held two weeks (or less) before the Derby. Go back even a few years before my time, and you're hard-pressed to find a Derby starter whose last pre-Derby run was more than two weeks beforehand.

Today, few horses running the Derby-Preakness double have had previous experience running two demanding races at two-week intervals. I have to wonder if that is a major factor.