Follow the quest for the Triple Crown on HorseRacingNation.com. Use these links for great information on:
I’ll Have Another —> horseracingnation.com/horse/Ill_Have_Another
2012 Belmont Stakes —> horseracingnation.com/race/2012_Belmont_Stakes_G1
Triple Crown Winner(s) —> horseracingnation.com/content/triple_crown_winners
This past week I posted four articles on HRN, I hope you had a chance to read them. Two of them were highlighted in the NTRA media notebook. ntra.com/Notebook
The Met Mile: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble
The Memorial Day Met Mile (G1) at Belmont Park has drawn a small but extremely talented and contentious field. The six horses have battled with and beaten the best so many times that this feels like a prizefight, so “Let’s get ready to rumble.” The_Met_Mile
Is I’ll Have Another the Best Horse in America?
I’ll Have Another was the unanimous number one selection in the three year-old poll, but in the poll for all divisions he was ranked in second behind Alternation. Best_Thoroughbred_Racing_in_North_America
Acorn Stakes, Anyone?
No filly will ever compare to Ruffian for her brilliance and charisma. However, 1974 was the year of Chris Evert. I must admit that I had a bit of a crush on the tennis player, with whom I share a birth year and that certainly increased my interest in the thoroughbred. Acorn_Stakes_Anyone?
I’ll Have Another Arrives at Belmont on Cloud Nine
Right on the heels of their 2012 Preakness celebration the I’ll Have Another team arrived at Belmont Park on Sunday, still on cloud nine. They made a decision to get the winner of the first two legs of the Triple Crown to Belmont as quickly as possible. Cloud_Nine