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Message: [QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 1061333, member: 57"] Yes, too bad CC didn't end the drought & win the trip crown. Even worse was the sour grapes whining of the owner. However, I do agree that something needs to be changed with the way the triple crown races are being run even though I think the owners rant was off-track (no pun intended). The current trip crown format puts too much stress on the horses. And don't tell me that horses did it 36 years ago. In baseball pitchers used to routinely go 9 innings and Tommy John surgery was a rarity. Things change in terms of the demands of mechanics on the bodies of the athletes. My solution - more time between the races. Run the K Derby a week sooner and the Belmont a week later. [/QUOTE]