[13th Inning]

+1


Should have been a triple crown winner if anyone but Stewart Elliiot was on his back.

I agree - I mean, it was a coksucker move by Stevens and Bailey - mainly Bailey - to use those kind of tactics, but Elliott should have known better than to get suckered in. He didn't need to be on the lead, anyway.

Smarty Jones was the best chance we had at a triple crown winner in a long time. Frustrating that it didn't happen, when it absolutely should have. There's a good chance it may never happen again.

What I always remember about that race is the disappointment in Durkin's voice when Birdstone goes by just before the wire. He sounded totally deflated.