Now that the Triple Crown has been wrapped up with three different winners, it is time the thoroughbred racing industry took a hard, realistic look at itself with an eye toward the future and not its historical traditions.
To begin with, the dates of the Preakness and Belmont Stakes need to be changed.
The Kentucky Derby can stick with the first Saturday in May, but the other two legs of the Triple Crown need to be more than two weeks and three weeks recovery time for 3-year-olds who are still developing and growing.
Horsemen asked tracks in Arkansas, Florida, New York, California and Louisiana to back up their final prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
The Arkansas, Florida and Santa Anita Derbies, as well as the Wood Memorial, used to go to post two weeks before the run for the roses.
Those
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