Horse Racing: No Triple Crown winner — again
The world will be without a Triple Crown Winner in the world of horse racing for an incredible 32nd straight year.
Each year it seems that the world gets excited for the winner of the Kentucky Derby in hopes that a Triple Crown might be earned, but each year the fans of the sport are disappointed to see another horse and jockey fall short in their attempt at history.
This season the story started with Super Saver, Triple Crown betting favorite and Jockey Calvin Borel. This combination put together a wonderful Kentucky Derby. They managed to hold off Ice Box and Jose Lezcano to win the 136th Kentucky Derby. They even were able to withstand an incredible late charge from Paddy O’Prady and took the race. Unfortunately, the Preakness didn’t go as planned for Super Saver.
At the Preakness Stakes Super Saver and Calvin Borel didn’t even manage to finish within the top 3 of the event. After jumping out to an early lead in the event, the horse has not able to sustain the advantage. Eventually, the horse dropped to the 8th position in the race behind Borel.
These results simply mean that the upcoming event at Belmont will be more or less insignificant. There are no candidates to make history, simply horses and jockeys looking to make more money. Horse Racing fans will have to wait yet another year to see a horse take a run for history and the Triple Crown. Until then they can just hope and watch out to see who the next horse to make a push for history will be.
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