I'll Have Another Scratched From Belmont Stakes
"I'll Have Another," the surprising colt who snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes by winning both races by a head, will not go for the Triple Crown on Saturday afternoon.
Trainer Doug O'Neil said on ESPN's Dan Patrick Show that the horse suffered a leg injury and will be scratched from the race.
This news not only means that it will be 35 years and counting since the last Triple Crown winner in 1978, but it kills the sport.
Horse racing has been suffering for years because of the lack of a true championship horse, not to mention the past few years have seen the Kentucky Derby winner lose in the Preakness taking all the potential air out of the Belmont Stakes.
When a horse died on the track during the Derby a few years ago, that put into question the role drugs played in the horse racing sport, chasing people away.
Horse racing suffered plenty of bad PR in recent months, after HBO's failed series "Luck" depicted the ugliness of the sport, including euthanizing real horses on film.
Without "I'll Have Another," all of the sizzle will be out of the Belmont Stakes once again. Nobody will be watching this race when they take off at 6:25 pm ET.
Trainer Doug O'Neil said on ESPN's Dan Patrick Show that the horse suffered a leg injury and will be scratched from the race.
This news not only means that it will be 35 years and counting since the last Triple Crown winner in 1978, but it kills the sport.
Horse racing has been suffering for years because of the lack of a true championship horse, not to mention the past few years have seen the Kentucky Derby winner lose in the Preakness taking all the potential air out of the Belmont Stakes.
When a horse died on the track during the Derby a few years ago, that put into question the role drugs played in the horse racing sport, chasing people away.
Horse racing suffered plenty of bad PR in recent months, after HBO's failed series "Luck" depicted the ugliness of the sport, including euthanizing real horses on film.
Without "I'll Have Another," all of the sizzle will be out of the Belmont Stakes once again. Nobody will be watching this race when they take off at 6:25 pm ET.
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