tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post1943348524678066652..comments2023-12-18T10:18:04.029-08:00Comments on Durward Discussion: Can Big Brown DeliverDurward Discussionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023629504094283860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-53778039925120257922008-06-07T17:49:00.000-07:002008-06-07T17:49:00.000-07:00I know so little about horse racing anyway, so my ...I know so little about horse racing anyway, so my opinion hardly has any heft to it at all. But I couldn't take this year's possible Triple Crown seriously. Big Brown had been 5-0 as the favorite, with two of those wins in the Derby and the Preakness.<BR/><BR/>I always thought a Triple Crown winner should be legendary, such that people who knew nothing of racing would be aware of the horse in the build up toward the Triple Crown races. But 3-0 before taking a try at the Triple Crown, which has only been one by 11 other horses?<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm wrong. I did enjoy reading your history of the Belmont. It's kind of the forgotten race of the three, at least for people like me.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-41021464310167529732008-06-06T18:54:00.000-07:002008-06-06T18:54:00.000-07:00I never knew that was how a horse was considered a...I never knew that was how a horse was considered a thoroughbred; that's pretty amazing to say the least! <BR/><BR/>Go Big Brown!!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.com