Lets see

05 Ritchey
05 Shireffs
04 Zito
04 Servis
04 Servis
03 Frankel
03 Tagg
03 Tagg
02 McPeek
02 Baffert
02 Baffert
01 Baffert
01 Baffert
01 Ward
00 Lukas
00 Orseno? (Red Bullet)
00 Drysdale
99 Schulhofer
99 Lukas
99 Lukas
98 Walden
98 Baffert
98 Baffert
97 Byrne? (Touch Gold)
97 Baffert
97 Baffert

Zito is partially correct. Of the last 9 Triple Crown Races 6 have been won by first time winners of a Triple Crown race. However, 2 of those 9 were by the "usual suspects": Frankel and Zito. Additionally, those two have been knocking repeatedly on the door the last couple years in other Triple Crown races.

Interesting angle for Zito to be able to refer to it so adroitly. He's obviously given it some thought. I wonder why?

"Afleet Alex got a Beyer Speed Figure of 112 and, despite the harrowing incident, won the Preakness by 4 3/4 lengths.

"It should have been 10," said Jeremy Rose, who rode Afleet Alex. "We were rolling."

unquote, (Scrappy was doing pretty good too until he blew the turn)

Asked what he thought of Dominguez's ride, Ritchey said, "My father told me if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything."

http://www.drf.com/news/article/65256.html



Post Edited (05-23-05 20:30)