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2014 Belmont Stakes (OT): Crowning California Chrome

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wooo the owner is mad. he's right though, people run one race and not the other? that would be like if the heat decided not to play the second round of the playoffs and play in the semifinals.
 
That was great. Sometimes somebody just has to have the balls to make a public statement about it. I really liked California Chrome cuz the owners were so blue collar and unrefined. People around him were all o.O
 
First time I've heard an owner lament the trainer shenanigans. I agree with him, but D. Wayne Lucas has a stronger case for getting boned. I've lost enough money betting on losers in the hope that I'll own sa winning stub for s triple crown winner. But the way it is now, its impossible. The next triple crown winner is going to be s monster horse. Seriously. PEACE.
 
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Fucking bullshit! They need to change the rules. You HAVE to run every race goddamnit. Sit out the Preakness my ass. It's shitty damnit!

This is why it's 37 years and counting, this is why your horse has to GREAT not very good, only time you will see a top tier horse race 3 times in 5 weeks if he/she is in contention for a TC, otherwise they might race 2-4 times/year, also the Belmont stakes is a hard race for any horse to win for less a 3 year old, i mention this before but this is how it stacks up..

Kentucky Derby 2000 meters
Preakness 1911 meters
Belmont Stakes 2400 meters

Belmont=death for very good horses....gotta be great to win it all...
 
I don't really know anything about horse racing, and didn't know about this whole fresh horse thing. It definitely seems unfair.
 
whelp that just proves that hockey isnt a real sport so the stat is still alive.

really wanted to see him win.

and LMAO @

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This is why it's 37 years and counting, this is why your horse has to GREAT not very good, only time you will see a top tier horse race 3 times in 5 weeks if he/she is in contention for a TC, otherwise they might race 2-4 times/year, also the Belmont stakes is a hard race for any horse to win for less a 3 year old, i mention this before but this is how it stacks up..

Kentucky Derby 2000 meters
Preakness 1911 meters
Belmont Stakes 2400 meters

Belmont=death for very good horses....gotta be great to win it all...

Do any of these horses die after these races or get injured regularly?
 
I forgot the owner said some shit at the Preakness too. it was awesome. He was like hey churchhill downs take notice of baltimore. He said the treatment he received from the Preakness was way better than what he got at the Derby and called them out on it lol
 
Wow, that post-race rant by the owner was amazing! The clear thing to do at that point was to graciously accept the loss and congratulate the winner, but noooo, he goes on a rant about the race being unfair. So cringeworthy, but so entertaining.
 
I don't really know anything about horse racing, and didn't know about this whole fresh horse thing. It definitely seems unfair.

I don't think NBC really wanted that brought into the casual public's eye. That will kill interest the next time this situation comes up.

It sucks but it's the way it's always been done.
 
I don't know much about horse racing either, and I get the fresh horse thing seems unfair, but is 3 weeks really not enough rest?

And I just re-watched Secretariat's 73 Belmont race and my god, that was amazing. 30 length win 0_o
 
whelp that just proves that hockey isnt a real sport so the stat is still alive.

That "stat" was bullshit anyway. There was a Triple Crown contender in 1981 when the Yankees played the Dodgers, the last time there was a major NY-LA championship, and they lost the Belmont too.
 
I don't really know anything about horse racing, and didn't know about this whole fresh horse thing. It definitely seems unfair.

It's been like that for 100 years. Coburn is just a sore loser

NYRA already changed the rules for him to let Chrome wear nasal strips and he still whines
 
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