Triple Crown: Belmont June 7th No Triple Crown Winner... :(

Secretariat is largely considered one of the best athletes of the 20th century too.

 

And rightly so. Horse racing was immensely popular well through the 80s large due to him. I remember crying when he died. An incredibly beautiful horse. I have very vague recollections of him winning Belmont. An astounding run.

 

I read something about Big Brown could be ready to prictice by wed.

 

Big Brown galloped today, so things are looking up.

My brother found some Horse Trash Talking quotes on espn.com, but I can't seem to find them. Here's the two he sent me:

"You're undefeated? Not furlong."

"I'm rubber, you're glue."

 

Casino Drive to win, Icabad Crane to place, Big Brown to show.

 

The Belmont Stakes is this Saturday!!!! Can Big Brown gallop his way into the history books? Or will he become like so many others in recent years, a horse that won 2 legs of the Triple Crown?

No Odds or jockeys yet, but here's a list of entries to start off the excitement.

Big Brown
Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.
Jockey: Kent Desormeaux

Anak Nakal
Trainer: Nick Zito
Jockey: TBA

Behindatthebar
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: TBA

Casino Drive
Trainer: Kazuo Fujisawa
Jockey: TBA

Denis of Cork
Trainer: David Carroll
Jockey: TBA

Icabad Crane
Trainer: Graham Motion
Jockey: TBA

Macho Again
Trainer: Dallas Stewart
Jockey: TBA

Mint Lane
Trainer: James Jerkens
Jockey: TBA

Tale of Ekati
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Jockey: TBA

Tomcito
Trainer: Dante Zanelli
Jockey: TBA

 

1st Big Brown
2nd Icabad Crane
3rd Casino Drive

 

Early odds from BoDog -

Big Brown 1-3
Casino Drive 7-2
Denis of Cork 10-1
Tale of Ekati 20-1
Behindatthebar 25-1
Anak Nakal 40-1
Macho Again 40-1
Readys Echo 40-1
Icabad Crane 50-1
Mint Lane 50-1
Spark Candle 50-1
Tomcito 50-1

 

@ the odds.

Looks like the whole of racing doesn't think any horse except 1 could possibly beat Big Brown. That's interesting.

 

Win: Casino Drive
Place: Big Brown
Show: Readys Echo

 

We have post positions and new odds! Everyone get your picks in!

1 Big Brown 2-5
2 Guadalcanal 50-1
3 Macho Again 20-1
4 Denis of Cork 12-1
5 Casino Drive 7-2
6 Da'Tara Alan Garcia 30-1
7 Tale of Ekati 20-1
8 Anak Nakal 30-1
9 Ready's Echo 30-1
10 Icabad Crane 20-1

 

Win: Big Brown
Place: Macho Again
Show: Casino Drive

 

Tale of Ekati 20-1
Casino Drive 7-2
Big Brown 1-3

 

I don't think Big Brown is going to win the Triple Crown (though his name rhymes with it, LOL), but I guess I'll find out in a couple of days if I have to eat my words. So far I've been doing as well at picking the winners as I usually do when betting on horses (which is to say, horribly).

Win: Casino Drive
Place: Big Brown
Show: Icabad Crane

-Thumper

P.S. Not to derail this thread, but s65horsey, did you hear about Theodore O'Connor?

 

win Casino Drive
place BigBrown
show Denis of Cork

 

I did. My friends texted me as soon as she heard (she's an eventer). I cried. Super Pony is going to be sorely missed. The horse industry is not having a good year.

 

1. Big Brown
2. Casino Drive
3. Denis of Cork

 

looks like Casino Drive has an injured hoof, too

 

Tidying things up a bit!

JediJeffro
Win: Casino Drive
Place: Icabad Crane
Show: Big Brown

darth_gersh
Win: Big Brown
Place: Icabad Crane
Show: Casino Drive

Darth_Integral
Win: Casino Drive
Place: Big Brown
Show: Readys Echo

Souderwan
Win: Big Brown
Place: Macho Again
Show: Casino Drive

Zaz
Win: Tale of Ekati
Place: Casino Drive
Show: Big Brown

Thumper09
Win: Casino Drive
Place: Big Brown
Show: Icabad Crane

rechedelphar
Win: Casino Drive
Place: Big Brown
Show: Denis of Cork

Mace-Wan_Winobi
Win: Big Brown
Place: Casino Drive
Show: Denis of Cork

s65horsey
Win: Denis of Cork
Place: Big Brown
Show: Casino Drive

 

What time is the race?

 

The post time is about 5:10 EST.

 

Okay...2:10 here, then. Thanks.

 

JediJeffro
Win: Casino Drive
Place: Icabad Crane
Show: Big Brown

darth_gersh
Win: Big Brown
Place: Icabad Crane
Show: Casino Drive

Darth_Integral
Win: Casino Drive
Place: Big Brown
Show: Readys Echo

Souderwan
Win: Big Brown
Place: Macho Again
Show: Casino Drive

Zaz
Win: Tale of Ekati
Place: Casino Drive
Show: Big Brown

Thumper09
Win: Casino Drive
Place: Big Brown
Show: Icabad Crane

rechedelphar
Win: Casino Drive
Place: Big Brown
Show: Denis of Cork

Mace-Wan_Winobi
Win: Big Brown
Place: Casino Drive
Show: Denis of Cork

s65horsey
Win: Denis of Cork
Place: Big Brown
Show: Casino Drive

Trika
Win: Big Brown
Place: Denis of Cork
Show: Icabad Crane

 

So everyone but Trika has Casino Drive in the top 3... and now the news comes out that he will have to miss the race due to a hoof injury.

Story

 

Yeah, Casino Drive is scratched. Being that that's the case, can we change our picks?

If so...

Big Brown to win, Icabad Crane to place, Tale of Ekati to show.