Triple Crown

[GTO Man]

California Chrome did not win the triple crown today. The horse that won today raced in The Belmont Stakes, not in The Preakness or The Kentucky Derby. Is that fair?

IMO Tonalist should not of even raced today. As you see there is as much controversy in racing and hobbies with other types of horsepower.

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[jonmandude]

I see both sides of the argument. It isn’t fair that a horse has to compete in all three races to win the triple crown against horses that are fresh and rested. But the flip side is that other horses that have won the triple crown had to as well. It is part of what makes the triple crown so hard to attain

[moparkid25]

I didn’t realize how much of a big deal this, all the major networks have coverage over a fast, expensive horse that will end up at the glue factory some day.

[GTO Man]

What was appealing about California Chrome is that it was a horse that cost pennies on the dollar compared to the other horses.

[jonmandude]

California Chrome was a $10,000 horse, racing against million dollar thoroughbreds. The “experts” said that the owner was a fool to buy, and the horse would never win. Also the owners are not wealthy megamillionaires, they are working class guys who pooled their retirements and savings to buy the horse based on their own research and hopes.

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