Saturday, June 09, 2012
Winning the Triple Crown - Not Easy
You have to be a really good horse to even get to the Belmont Stakes with a chance for the Triple Crown.
And the mile and a half Belmont is a VERY substanstial obstacle...
And the mile and a half Belmont is a VERY substanstial obstacle...
Here's the Associated Press review of some recent outcomes:
"Triple Crown dreams often dashed at Belmont, Since Affirmed last won horse racing's Triple Crown in 1978, 11 3-year-olds have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness - but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another will try to snap that streak on June 9. A look at how the last 11 thoroughbreds with a chance to win the Triple Crown ran at Belmont:"
