Couldn't agree more. It's disgusting! You are ruining this horse's morale.
Why aren't you comparing him to Affirmed instead? Considering her was the most recent Triple Crown winner? I see many more similarities between them two than him and Secretariat... Secretariat's story is different from any horse, among so many other things...hmm...
He'll make it tough on IHA, and like Dale said, we must make IHA earn his title, rightly so! Like others have in the past... but I DO believe IHA will prevail. Dullahan will be right there at the wire though!
Shackleford.... did he not set the pace and also finish first in 2011? I am sure he did..
Love your article, Brian! A great rebuttal to Andy Beyer's obsurd and ridiculous DRF article. Weak crop?? You've got to be joking! Although I'll Have Another was the only horse I bet to win- and I was confident in him, this whole field is TOUGH. Handicapping was very difficult. This horse is extremely talented. Triple Crown? Maybe... but this field is SO talented, it wouldn't shock me if one of the others made it to the line first in the Preakness or Belmont. Just hope this horse can hold on!!
I was really upset to see Casual Trick pulled up... that's what I thought happened. :( I used him in all of my ex/tri's. I thought he'd come back with a lot of power. I thought he had a really tough ride in the beginning. If he was not pulled up, and was allowed to finish I really wonder how things would have gone. I think he could have done very well. "What If's"...
Uh.... News Pending is where???
Iowa is awful.
She did not look herself. I don't think it was the race, I think it was her. What happened?