Jun 04 2008
Recent History Doesn’t Bode Well for Big Brown
Big Brown’s hoof is healing and the big thoroughbred will be ready to rock and roll next Saturday (June 7) in the Belmont as he tries to win the third leg of the triple crown, something that hasn’t been done for 30 years. I think Big Brown has a great shot at it, better than many of the other three-year-olds who have tried to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. Affirmed was the last horse to win the triple crown and that was back in 1978. Since then there have been 10 horses that won the Derby and Preakness only to fail in the grueling Belmont. So who were these horses> Well here’s the list:
- 1979—Spectacular Bid finishes third after steppling on a safety pin in the paddock just before the race.
- 1981—Pleasant Colony, finishing third.
- 1987— Alysheba, finishing fourth.
- 1989—Sunday Silence, finishing second.
- 1997—Silver Charm, finishing second, losing by less than a length.
- 1998—Real Quiet, finishing second by a nose.
- 1999— Charismatic, finishing third.
- 2002— War Emblem, after stumbling at the start, he finishes eighth.
- 2003—Funny Cide, finishing third.
- 2004—Smarty Jones, after leading by six lengths coming out of the far turn, Smarty loses by a length.
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