Badass Horse

[srvy]

!st Triple Crown winner in 37 years.

http://www.nbcsports.com/horse-racin...Y0X4ZD1AM1M4Pj

http://www.nbcsports.com/horse-racin...rown-winner-78

[kepp]

You know, I started the video thinking, "Meh". But it was pretty exciting...even though I knew what was going to happen. I love seeing runners separate like that. Like Usain Bolt...you may stay with him for 20 or 30 meters, but he'll pull away.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by JimNasium

Yes, a great call that we will hear many times in the future.

"American Pharoah makes his run for glory".

The call was a classic.

[Hoopsdoc]

Hearing the fans roar, watching those beautiful, graceful animals giving everything they had, seeing the winner pull away to make history, the whole thing sent chills up my spine.

What a great race.

[JimNasium]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

Hearing the fans roar, watching those beautiful, graceful animals giving everything they had, seeing the winner pull away to make history, the whole thing sent chills up my spine.

What a great race.

I love the Belmont Stakes. It truly is the test of champions, especially in this era. It's ironic that after Affirmed won, there were calls for making the triple crown tougher to attain.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by JimNasium

I love the Belmont Stakes. It truly is the test of champions, especially in this era. It's ironic that after Affirmed won, there were calls for making the triple crown tougher to attain.

Yep. The following year in '79, Spectacular Bid probably wins the Triple Crown if he doesn't step on a pin that infects his foot the day before the Belmont. He still finished 3rd after leading the race all the way into the home stretch.

[ghak99]

Originally Posted by KCtotheSB

I understand the rarity of the situation, but I can't get over the fact that it's just a horse....

There are years, in many cases decades or even a generation, of human devotion involved in breeding and training world class animals. When a performance animal reaches this stage of the game it doesn't matter what species it is, it's a beautiful thing that sends chills down the spines of people who can relate to the work involved.

Sure, millions can buy anything, but somewhere there is a short list of people who put in some serious time and effort to carefully create and hone the abilities of something worthy of the world's stage.

Just a horse, it is not.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by stevieray

Speaking of tradition, the Derby is the longest running sporting event in the country.

Kentucky Derby = 1 mi+

Any marathon = 26.1 mi.

Duh. FAIL

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

Yep. The following year in '79, Spectacular Bid probably wins the Triple Crown if he doesn't step on a pin that infects his foot the day before the Belmont. He still finished 3rd after leading the race all the way into the home stretch.

Big Brown probably also would have won it if not for that cracked hoof and bad shoe.

[Amnorix]

Am I excited about horse racing stuff?

Neigh.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Am I excited about horse racing stuff?

Neigh.

It's ok, but I've had my filly.