America has not seen a Triple Crown winner since 7 June 1978. 31 This year the drought is the longest in Triple Crown history, but there are some notable horses that are very close to winning all.
In 1998, the horse racing world thought they were about to see the next winner of the Triple Crown with Real Quiet. Unfortunately, he lost the Belmont by a nose. Real Quiet was trained by Bob Baffert, and in fact, took seven games before his first victory. After winning the Hollywood Futurity, Real Quiet improved dramatically. The Colt was ridden by Kent Desormeaux in the Derby and won the Preakness by a good margin. The excitement and speculation in the air for the Belmont, Victory Gallop, but it took a nose in the last stage. No horse is closer to a victory since the Triple Crown. Ecliplse Real Quiet won the award for his performance IN'98, a prize for the best three years Colt of the year.
In 2002, another horse has the excitement and speculation in the air. His name is the symbol of war. War Emblem was trained by Bob Baffert and the trainer gave his third Derby winner. The horse made a brave attempt of the Triple Crown, but stumbled at the gates of the Belmont, is on his knees. The horse got up and took the lead briefly, and in fact led the entire game, but losing ground to the top of the road and finished last.
The following year, Funny Cide the Triple Crown competitor. He was the first gelding to win the Kentucky Derby since 1929. Funny Cide beat Empire Maker (ridden by Jerry Bailey) and Peace Rules (ridden by Edgar Prado) and took the Derby by 1 ¾ lengths on Empire Maker. Funny Cide finished with the 10th fastest time in the history of the Derby in 2:01.19. The Preakness in 2002 was a unique race in that the coordinator actually get the horses to compete, as it seemed that only six or seven horses were running. In the end, Funny Cide took the Preakness by 9 ¾ lengths. The day before the Belmont Stakes was a rainy. A record crowd was watching the Belmont race, but Funny Cide was pushed too close to the track deep in the soup and it is simply too difficult to import from. He finished third behind Empire Maker and Ten Most Wanted. Both horses were not running costs in the Preakness.
Although much speculation horses at the Triple Crown, many lose the Preakness. Only weeks to come we say who is the challenger this year.
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