Edge Report post Posted June 9, 2018 1 1/2 mile race. Secretariat 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathFromBelow Report post Posted June 9, 2018 I think its coming. Cant make any $ unless you get superfecta. Lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted June 9, 2018 Will "Justify" do it today? American Pharaoh did in 2015. Bob Baffert is an Arizona native, and a great trainer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted June 9, 2018 Mike Smith is a heck of a Jockey. Rob Gronkowski's horse came from last up too 2nd?. Wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
el diablo Report post Posted June 9, 2018 Yep. Did it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted June 9, 2018 Awesome! He led the whole race!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted June 9, 2018 Great race. But Secretariats track record of 2:24 still stands. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted June 9, 2018 Secretariat smoked everyone in that race. I was 11 years old, and can still remember all the hype from that season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted June 9, 2018 What year was secretariat? That's a world I don't know but to have an older title stand alone like that must be amazing? Also are most horse races a mile and a half? That's more then I would have expected but I guess it makes sense. How far is one lap? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted June 9, 2018 What year was secretariat? That's a world I don't know but to have an older title stand alone like that must be amazing? Also are most horse races a mile and a half? That's more then I would have expected but I guess it makes sense. How far is one lap?1973 Kentucky derby is 1 1/4 mile track Preakness is 1 3/16 of a mile Before Secretariat came along in 1973, it had been 25 years since there was a triple Crown winner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted June 10, 2018 Ok refresh for me. Triple crown is 3 separate races and he did it today? So it's been 40 years and a new hero is born? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted June 10, 2018 Triple crown is the, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont. The same horse has to win all 3 to get a Triple Crown. The Racing career of these horses is very short. Only 3 year olds are eligible to race in the Triple crown races. Bob Baffert, who trained Justify, won the Triple crown in 2015 with American Pharaoh. The last triple crown winner before that, was in 1978. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted June 10, 2018 And one of the archaic rules, the three year olds must have also had a start in a race as a two year old. And not just any race, a graded III stakes race with quality field. So breeding, conception at precisely the right time is a big part of the game. For a horse born 31 December is on paper a year older than a horse born just days or weeks later. Another wrinkle in all this is for Thoroughbred registry, the dam and sire must conceive in live cover. No AI or cloning. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted June 10, 2018 Yeesh! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COA Report post Posted June 10, 2018 Bob baffert use to train our quarter horse. We went to the big show and won in cali. Is Dewey downs still around? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
