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Will I'll Have Another win the Triple Crown?

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gut

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May 19, 2012 6:57 PM
Wasn't a believer after the Derby, but that was a heck of a run today...and Bodemeister is no slouch, not by a long shot.

I think we're going to see something that hasn't happened for 34 years. This horse seems much better suited to the longer Belmont than previous pretenders.
May 19, 2012 6:57pm
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vball10set

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May 19, 2012 7:17 PM
No.
May 19, 2012 7:17pm
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killer_ewok

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May 19, 2012 7:31 PM
I sure as fuck hope so.
May 19, 2012 7:31pm
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MontyBrunswick

May 19, 2012 8:24 PM
who cares
May 19, 2012 8:24pm
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chicago510

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May 19, 2012 8:29 PM
I want him to win the Triple crown, but when I see them in the stable or in the post all I can think of is...

May 19, 2012 8:29pm
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May 19, 2012 9:23 PM
chicago510;1175992 wrote:I want him to win the Triple crown, but when I see them in the stable or in the post all I can think of is...

lol. But yeah, I hope we see a triple crown winner.
May 19, 2012 9:23pm
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j_crazy

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May 19, 2012 9:31 PM
When is the next race?
May 19, 2012 9:31pm
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May 19, 2012 9:32 PM
Belmont is June 9th.
May 19, 2012 9:32pm
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se-alum

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May 19, 2012 11:38 PM
It would be cool to see, being as the last one was nearly 35 years ago.
May 19, 2012 11:38pm
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sportchampps

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May 20, 2012 2:45 AM
I would like to see him do it.
May 20, 2012 2:45am
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May 20, 2012 6:00 AM
Is it bad to sat "break a leg" in horse racing?:confused:
May 20, 2012 6:00am
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vball10set

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May 20, 2012 7:31 AM
Sorry, but I thought the question was "will he", not "do we want him to".....no, he won't, but yes, I'd love for it to happen.
May 20, 2012 7:31am
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May 20, 2012 8:45 AM
YES!!!!
May 20, 2012 8:45am
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bigkahuna

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May 20, 2012 9:21 AM
I don't follow horse racing THAT much, but it feels like we have this conversation almost every year about a horse. They win the first two and then don't show up for Belmont. I know it's a lot longer race, but this feels like annual dèjà vu.
May 20, 2012 9:21am
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May 20, 2012 10:40 AM
bigkahuna;1176339 wrote:I don't follow horse racing THAT much, but it feels like we have this conversation almost every year about a horse. They win the first two and then don't show up for Belmont. I know it's a lot longer race, but this feels like annual dèjà vu.
Who gives a shit though? It's definitely not every other year either. I am sure the Belmont stakes wishes it was every other year though, because nobody gives a shit about that race unless there is a triple crown chance.
May 20, 2012 10:40am
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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May 20, 2012 10:55 AM
I can't remember this talk since Big Brown in 2008.
May 20, 2012 10:55am
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gut

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May 20, 2012 12:52 PM
There's been 11 horses go to Belmont with a shot at the Triple Crown in the past 35 years....so I guess every 3 years lol.

I think this horse is different, though. If not for I'll Have Another, we'd be having this conversation about Bodemeister and THAT would be a horse you could expect not to have it in the Belmont. I'll Have Another will handle the distance much better than past pretenders and, like I said, it's beaten a very very good horse twice now.

I've been hopeful with some of the past pretenders but never confident. I think this is the year.
May 20, 2012 12:52pm
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chicago510

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May 20, 2012 1:00 PM
Sounds like Bodemeister isn't going to run...Bob Baffert is probably butthurt, so that helps, but Union Rags (rested derby favorite) will be back.
May 20, 2012 1:00pm
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May 20, 2012 1:51 PM
chicago510;1176412 wrote:Sounds like Bodemeister isn't going to run...Bob Baffert is probably butthurt, so that helps, but Union Rags (rested derby favorite) will be back.

Baffert is acting like the sore LOSER by taking his ball and going home. Having said that, I think having Bodemeister there, to once again set the pace, might have been good for I'll Have Another.
May 20, 2012 1:51pm
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gut

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May 20, 2012 2:13 PM
I don't think Baffert is being a sore loser. He was very happy with the race Bodemeister run, he just acknowledged the "other horse is better".

He's not taking his ball and going home. 3 races in 5 weeks is a lot, and he probably justifiably believes Bodemeister has no chance of winning Belmont. That's not an unusual choice by any stretch. Several horses from the Derby will be at Belmont that skipped the Preakness, and there will also be several horses that haven't run either of the first two legs.
May 20, 2012 2:13pm
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bigkahuna

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May 20, 2012 7:08 PM
like_that;1176374 wrote:Who gives a **** though? It's definitely not every other year either. I am sure the Belmont stakes wishes it was every other year though, because nobody gives a **** about that race unless there is a triple crown chance.
ZWICK 4 PREZ;1176380 wrote:I can't remember this talk since Big Brown in 2008.
gut;1176411 wrote:There's been 11 horses go to Belmont with a shot at the Triple Crown in the past 35 years....so I guess every 3 years lol.

I think this horse is different, though. If not for I'll Have Another, we'd be having this conversation about Bodemeister and THAT would be a horse you could expect not to have it in the Belmont. I'll Have Another will handle the distance much better than past pretenders and, like I said, it's beaten a very very good horse twice now.

I've been hopeful with some of the past pretenders but never confident. I think this is the year.
I said it feels like we have this talk a lot, and then we are let down at Belmont. It's hard to get excited about it.
May 20, 2012 7:08pm
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gut

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May 20, 2012 8:25 PM
bigkahuna;1176990 wrote:I said it feels like we have this talk a lot, and then we are let down at Belmont. It's hard to get excited about it.
2-3 of those horses lost the Belmont in literally the last 20 yards or so. I don't know, I think the fact it has been so long IS reason to get excited.

Plus, this horse, deservedly or not, is a real underdog. So that's another reason to root for it, and get excited.
May 20, 2012 8:25pm