If it wasn’t already enough of a longshot to win the Triple Crown, the horse who won the first leg seems to have made it a complete improbability.

No slight against I’ll Have Another. What a great race he had to beat one of the strongest fields this decade. But colts like Bodemeister and Union Rags already seemed destined for greatness this year with strong careers as 3-year olds, and they would have made it interesting to see if we had our first Triple Crown since 1978. Continue reading →