Cree wrote:So... let’s talk about the points system. Two Triple Crown winners, 3 years apart, since the new points system began in 2012.
Does anyone think that was a factor? I find it interesting, and also think it has improved the Derby (at least).
I’ve looked at the triple crown winner dates and noticed a pattern in which winners seem to happen in groups, like Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed. After AP won it, I told my hubby I wouldn’t be surprised if another horse wins in the next few years... and Justified did it.
Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015), and Justify (2018).