Klown;

They say that brevity is the soul of wit, and - via the inverse - you prove that with every post.

"If a future Barbaro bred wins the Derby in late April, the Preakness in June and the Belmont in August, (at 1 and 3/16's miles by the way), they may call him the first Triple Crown Champion since Affirmed. To the young and inexperienced he will be the equal of Affirmed."

... and ...

"Old and experienced horse fans may understand that there is no comparison between Affirmed's exploits and Barbaro II's exploits, but they will be mentioned in the same breath and those drawn to the wonderful world of Horse racing will see them as having accomplished the same great feat."

I get it. This is not about you. It's all about the children, right? And the inexperienced. And those old and experienced ones who just don't get it. You are really just looking out for the immature, the ignorant, the (experienced) morons, right? I feel much better now. I thought you were speaking for true race fans, but I'm much more at ease with you speaking for the immature, the ignorant, and the morons. Rock on!

"So in that regard will the Triple Crown mean as much as it use to and if not how can you call Barbaro II a Triple Crown winner?"

Hey! You said that changing the spacing would diminish the accomplishments of previous Triple Crown winners. Now you're saying that it only diminishes the accomplishments of future Triple Crown winners. Which one is it?

"And who today holds Babe Ruth and Roger Maris in as high regard for their single season accomplishments?"

Actually, to the discerning fan, those records look better with each passing day (even if Maris hit 61 in an expansion year and the Babe never faced the great black pitchers of the day in a game that counted). That's the point, Klown! Any accomplishment comes with a context. Did Native Dancer need to beat Dark Star to be a great horse? Or, only to be a TC winner? Was Go For Wand counterfeit because she broke down?

"Or in other words were their monumental accomplishments overcome by the changed circumstances of artiface?"

Whew! Stick to the other words!

"Hope you didn't stay with Bro Derek for that Preakness. Although, you did seem to be going the right direction against him in the Derby. That is before you went with him, if I recall correctly."

Your recall, along with many other of your traits, is faulty. Try again.

Time to go. Gonna hitch my rhythm wagon to a star and fly on out of here.

To quote an absent poster who is sorely missed here ...

Later. May they all come home safely!