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Zito's Comment

Postby Danzig » Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:20 pm

Nick Zito stated after this year's Belmont Stakes that the main reason we haven't seen an American Triple Crown winner since the 1970's is because the competition is much keener now than it was then.

Any thoughts on this opinion?
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Postby ClockerQ » Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:30 pm

I like Nick, but I think that was just a PC comment. Don't believe he believes that for a second.
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Postby nferro9925 » Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:05 pm

Nick Zito can be a very classy guy.
I watched him on ESPN pre-show and thought he did well.
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Postby Equipoise28 » Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:32 pm

I second ClockerQ.
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Postby wilf » Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:08 am

Zito's just being nice after spoiling another party. The reason that there are so few triple crown winners is because it's a mammoth task to ask any horse. Three different track surfaces ,three different distances and everywhere are horses being pointed to a specific classic instead of the whole series, they will be fresh and waiting for you! It takes a truly great horse to weather this storm and we have not seen one lately,it's that simple.
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Postby Heidilady » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:31 am

I dunno about much keener but there are more horses in the crop and a lot of falling apart before they ever hit the track or race much. Maybe we had a horse with the talent to do it but he never got a chance to try.
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Postby majxmom » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:33 pm

How about when he said the trainers were better? That one gave me a hoot. Sunny Jim, Ben Jones, Jimmy Jones, Charlie Whittingham, Mack Miller. Hmmm....
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Postby FOS » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:53 am

hi wilf

wilf wrote:Zito's just being nice after spoiling another party. The reason that there are so few triple crown winners is because it's a mammoth task to ask any horse. Three different track surfaces ,three different distances and everywhere are horses being pointed to a specific classic instead of the whole series, they will be fresh and waiting for you! It takes a truly great horse to weather this storm and we have not seen one lately,it's that simple.

Following are two quotes credited to Desormeaux (at brisnet.com) from a section titled: Belmont They Said It - 5/7/2008... the second quote below (which I bolded in blue) seems to parallel your comments (above) .

"I think I'm numb, really. A little lost. Just feeling no emotion whatsoever; blank."
—jockey Kent Desormeaux on how he felt after pulling up Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness S. (G1) hero Big Brown in the stretch of the Belmont

"Well, we were just talking about that in the jocks' room. I can't fathom what kind of freaks those 11 Triple Crown winners were. It's unfathomable to me."

—Desormeaux on what it takes to win the Triple Crown

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Postby halfbridled » Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:38 pm

Kent should go back and read about Citation's T.C. run..3 races in 5 weeks was too easy - he had to add the Derby Trial and Jersey Derby for a little excitement. :shock:
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