In the last 10 years of the Belmont Stakes, we have seen favorites and longshots triumph; and close finishes and runaway winners. But, what if they were all in the same race? How do you think that they...
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As we touched on in the last blog, without the Derby and Preakness winners involved, the 2010 Belmont Stakes lacks the star power that would attract the casual sports fan. In that respect, the third leg...
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The 2010 Triple Crown season has produced a couple of worthy winners with good stories behind them, but it also left us without a Triple Crown winner for yet another year. Not only that, but for the second...
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As a tribute to Birdstone’s remarkable feat of siring two different winners of a Triple Crown race in the same year (the first stallion to do so since Count Fleet in 1951), and from his first crop no less...
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Another Triple Crown season has come and gone, and as usual it did not disappoint. Many of the happenings would have been impossible to predict, however, such as: • A 50-1 shot winning the May 2 Kentucky...
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Ok, before we get into the Belmont recap, let's get this out of the way first: In the much-anticipated Belmont contest, The Blog scored eight (8) and Draynay scored fifteen (15). The Blog wins easily,...
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Courtesy of Rob Fundter, The Amateur Capper CHARITABLE MAN WON’T GIVE AWAY THE FINAL TRIPLE CROWN RACE OF 2009 Unfortunately, there will not be a Triple Crown winner for the 26th consecutive year. MINE...
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Okay everyone, the votes have been tallied for the Draynay vs. The Blog Belmont Contest . Here goes: The Blog picks: 1) Mine That Bird (128 votes) 2) Charitable Man (95 votes) 3) Summer Bird (61 votes...
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This particular blog will serve two purposes. We will analyze the Belmont and also give our selections for the Draynay vs. the Blog Contest . On the latter, you have until Friday, June 5 at noon EDT to...
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Who will win this year's Belmont? Will Mine That Bird take 2 out of 3? Will it be one of the returnees from the Derby? One of the new shooter? Who will finish last? Now is your chance to see how your picks...
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