Re: Smarty Jones Retires (455 Views)
Posted by:
Lucy (IP Logged)
Date: August 04, 2004 02:10AM
jb wrote:
The point is this-- take a look at the horses that have run in all 3 legs of the Triple Crown over the last 10 years or so. They don't necessarily immediately break down, and sometimes run well once or twice again over the summer. But they are never the same, and have done very little of note from Labor day of their 3yo years on. There are some minor one race exceptions (Silver Charm and Real Quiet, for example) and Skip Away, and one other big exception that I have some familiarity with-- but Victory Gallop only ran twice before the Derby, and still only got to run 4 times as a four year old before he gave way.
that's a little specious.