Well the Belmont is upon us and that can only mean one thing; horse racing will go away tonight and be forgotten about, by nearly everyone in the world, until the Kentucky Derby next year. It's a sad fact of horse racing. It has a shelf life of about 5 weeks a year and then it's gone. While it's here, however, let's enjoy it.
Big Brown makes a run at the Triple Crown today; he would be the first horse to complete the Crown in 30 years. This magnificent beast has a chance to go down as one of the greatest horses of all time if he can pull off this elusive collection of victories.
There have only been two horses this century, besides Big Brown, to win the Derby and the Preakness by four lengths or more, the last of which was in 1941. Neither of those horses won at the Belmont. To bolster Big Brown's case for greatness more, the last Triple Crown horse was Affirmed in 1978. Affirmed only had to beat four other horses in the Belmont; Big Brown will have to beat eight.
Let's all, collectively, enjoy the decadence and frivolousness of the horse racing culture this afternoon. It is a flash in the pan, two minute race, that should be harnessed into a merry little time.
Enjoy.
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