re: Preakness and undercard stakes thread

Haha no kidding!

I just really thought Orb was better than that. I should have known better, considering how much he was drifting out coming home in the Derby. I just kind of chalked it up to them all being tired.

Great rides by Gary and Rosie for sure.

ETA: Honestly, if Orb had been owned by ANYONE else, the hype machine would not have spun into overdrive. Let's face it, most of us wanted him to be the one because a lot of us want the old days of racing to come back, and Shug/the Phipps/the Janneys represent that. I think that's why a lot of people, including myself, were convinced he would win today.

<--- I think my avatar kind of gives that away for me. Never saw her run, but she'll always hold a special place in my heart. Would have loved for Orb to win for the Janney family.

Were ever he is he should be shot. What an arse

Yup, people automatically want to say it's the Belmont, but ironically, many of the BEST horses never to win the Triple Crown (Spectacular Bid not included), messed up in the other two legs.

1920 - Man o War didn't run in the Derby.
1953 - Native Dancer lost his only race in the Derby.
1967 - Damascus got worked up at the crowd and lost the Derby
1972 - Riva Ridge was supposed to be the first Triple Crown winner in 24 years. Track came up muddy and he floundered in the Preakness.
1988 - Risen Star lost the Derby...won the Belmont by 15 lengths
2001 - Point Given didn't fire in the Derby, destroyed the field in the Belmont

...And yes, I hope J.T. Lundy, wherever he is, is having a miserable life.

Since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 78 the TC was broken up in the Preakness in:
1980-Codex
1982-Aloma's Ruler
1983-Deputed Testimony
1984-Gate Dancer
1985-Tank's Prospect
1986-Snow Chief
1988-Risen Star
1990-Summer Squall
1991-Hansel
1992-Pine Bluff
1993-Prairie Bayou
1994-Tabasco Cat
1995-Timber Country
1996-Louis Quatorze
2000-Red Bullet
2001-Point Given
2005-Afleet Alex
2006-Bernardini
2007-Curlin
2009-Rachel Alexandra
2010-Lookin at Lucky
2011-Shackleford
2013-Oxbow

So I hope this helps anyone that thinks it's always the Belmont that breaks up the TC.


ETA:I meant to tell this to you guys on Friday and I wish you guys lived here so you'd understand that come this time of year, everyone around here is an expert on horse racing and I get a chuckle or a hundred listening. So this guy comes in Friday and says he was going to bet Orb today only if it was a fast track because he didn't think he'd run in the mud. I didn't even have the heart to ask him if he'd seen the Derby.

Man I loved hansel

Belmont will be a better race this year than last.

Still pretty damn excited about it.

I meant to tell this to you guys on Friday and I wish you guys lived here so you'd understand that come this time of year, everyone around here is an expert on horse racing and I get a chuckle or a hundred listening. So this guy comes in Friday and says he was going to bet Orb today only if it was a fast track because he didn't think he'd run in the mud. I didn't even have the heart to ask him if he'd seen the Derby.


Moved for viewing.

I'm glad I got to meet him. Had a friend who was looking to breed her mare to him. He's huge! And was so calm I asked if he was drugged. Fabulous personality that he's passed on to at least the two babies I've met.

You know who my favorite near miss triple crown horse is

Point Given was awesome. Did you see the video of Gary Stevens visiting him a few years back? He still gets choked up to talk about that Derby because he blames himself for going out too fast.

to you

Nice to see a good crop at fg this winter.