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Title: TC Trivia
Post by: Fairmount1 on June 06, 2015, 04:27:45 PM
1 horse has officially won the Triple Crown and the Travers.

Name him. (without looking it up)

Will AP continue racing this year?  Let\'s hope as new fans are surely wondering when and where he runs next. Could he show up at the Travers?

I\'m aware Zayats have control of his racing future but will they really keep running him?
Title: Re: TC Trivia
Post by: PapaChach on June 06, 2015, 08:20:01 PM
Hope I\'m wrong, but I see no way he ever runs again.
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Post by: jerry on June 06, 2015, 08:36:17 PM
Affirmed on a DQ
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Post by: kencbs on June 06, 2015, 09:30:54 PM
I thought Affirmed finished 1st but lost on a DQ.  Must have been a horse from way before my time, like Whirlaway or somebody from that era.
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Post by: Tavasco on June 06, 2015, 10:53:14 PM
Another whose breeding and racing were separated but I had to look.
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Post by: jerry on June 07, 2015, 06:22:17 AM
I always confuse that.
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Post by: Fairmount1 on June 07, 2015, 07:35:14 AM
Whirlaway is the correct answer.  Alydar was the official winner of the Travers after Affirmed was DQed with Pincay aboard and cutting off Alydar.  

ESPN reporting AP likely runs in the Haskell, one more prep, and then the BC Classic at Keeneland.

He is flying to Churchill for now.

Not counting today, 46 days until Saratoga.
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Post by: FrankD. on June 07, 2015, 09:45:50 AM
I cannot possibly imagine the mob scene at the Travers should AP run at the Spa.
God help us and I hope Steve Byk still has the rights to the deck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: TC Trivia
Post by: beazley on June 07, 2015, 10:38:37 AM
I\'m thinking no Travers for him but totally agree it would be madness and mayhem. The graveyard of champions and seems you need to prep in Jim Dandy to do well.  I think Haskell and then another short break.  An interesting question is where to prep for BC should he stay healthy.  Do they bring him back to CA for final prep?