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Now, I'll Have Another eyes Triple Crown
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May 21, 2012, Monday
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I'll Have Another had Bodemeister in his sights again, a shot at the Triple Crown hanging in the balance.
Two weeks ago, he ran down his rival and won the Kentucky Derby. This time, the chestnut colt needed to be even more relentless to win the Preakness in Baltimore.
Jockey Mario Gutierrez asked for more at the top of the stretch, and I'll Have Another closed the gap with each stride, finally surging past Bodemeister a few yards from the wire.
Next up: New York and the Belmont Stakes in three weeks and a chance to join the company of Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed, who was the last to win American thoroughbred racing's most coveted prize in 1978.
That's heady company for a colt who has yet to be favored in any of his seven races. That should change in the Belmont.
"We're thinking Triple Crown, baby," elated winning trainer Doug O'Neill said. "He's a special horse. We'll see how he comes out of it."
I'll Have Another won by 1-1/2 lengths in the Derby and by a neck in the Preakness - the same margins Affirmed posted in wins over rival Alydar in those two races 34 years ago.
Two weeks ago, he ran down his rival and won the Kentucky Derby. This time, the chestnut colt needed to be even more relentless to win the Preakness in Baltimore.
Jockey Mario Gutierrez asked for more at the top of the stretch, and I'll Have Another closed the gap with each stride, finally surging past Bodemeister a few yards from the wire.
Next up: New York and the Belmont Stakes in three weeks and a chance to join the company of Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed, who was the last to win American thoroughbred racing's most coveted prize in 1978.
That's heady company for a colt who has yet to be favored in any of his seven races. That should change in the Belmont.
"We're thinking Triple Crown, baby," elated winning trainer Doug O'Neill said. "He's a special horse. We'll see how he comes out of it."
I'll Have Another won by 1-1/2 lengths in the Derby and by a neck in the Preakness - the same margins Affirmed posted in wins over rival Alydar in those two races 34 years ago.
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