Century of the Crown Part Two: Temperament
Sir Barton won the first Triple Crown, and a century later we’re celebrating another Triple Crown winner, Justify. Here’s an unexpected way to compare these two: temperament!
Sir Barton won the first Triple Crown, and a century later we’re celebrating another Triple Crown winner, Justify. Here’s an unexpected way to compare these two: temperament!
Giacomo shocked the majority of the 156,435 in attendance, as he took the 131st Run for the Roses at odds of 50-1.
Smarty Jones, the horse that captured America’s attention in 2004, became the second Pennsylvania-bred to win the Kentucky Derby
Funny Cide, the little chestnut that could, was the first New York bred to capture the Run for the Roses.
War Emblem, the winner of the 128th Kentucky Derby, was a horse that earned the name “Hannibal Lecter” from trainer Bob Baffert
Monarchos was a flashy colt that got his grey coat from his sire, the Grade I winning, Maria’s Mon.
Fusaichi Pegasus was a striking colt that was bred and foaled in Kentucky by Arthur Hancock and Bob and Janice McNair’s Stonerside Ltd.
Charismatic, the flashy chestnut that gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his fourth Kentucky Derby, went from a claimer to a horse with a chance to claim the Triple Crown in the span of 4 months.
