re: So Cali Chrome's Jacka$$ owner just tarnished the entire story with his reaction

While no two scenarios ever line up perfectly, in 1971, a dead tired Canonero II finished 4th to a "fresh" Pass Catcher who had skipped the earlier two races. Certainly, this predates a points system and it predates the "changing breed", but the point is that this is the way the Triple Crown has been for ages. To hear the spoiled angry tirade of Steve Coburn, its easy to see that he has no appreciation of the sport or its history.

Too, I think of 1969 when Frank McMahon overruled Johnny Longden. The tired Majestic Prince couldn't hang with Arts and Letters - who HAD run in both the other two...but the point is that this IS a hard feat to pull off. Always has been. Always should be.