Past Triple Crown winners ready to pass torch
May 30, 2012Patrice Wolfson had doubts about relinquishing her status as the owner of the last Triple Crown winner. She wasn't sure that some of the 11 horses who attempted to join Affirmed atop racing's pinnacle were worthy of such status.
None of them succeeded in sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, leaving Affirmed as the 11th and last horse to accomplish the feat in 1978.
Now Wolfson and other members of this exclusive club say they're ready to welcome a newcomer to their ranks. They're impressed by I'll Have Another, who will try to win the oldest and longest race of the series, the Belmont Stakes, which will be run for the 144th time on June 9.
Wolfson says I'll Have Another reminds her ``a little tiny bit'' of Affirmed because he loves to run and is just as thrilling to watch.