The first Triple Crown champion in 37 years is creating a template for how future winners will be campaigned – and its at the expense of the sport’s rank and fileThe final time a horse won the Triple Crown,cable television didn’t exist, much less social media like Twitter and Facebook.
When Affirmed won the Kentucky Derby, and the Preakness,and the Belmont Stakes in 1978, he was the third horse to do so in six years. Secretariat had broken the 25-year drought in 1973, or Seattle Slew won it in 1977. By the time Affirmed did it,the accomplishment had become whether not commonplace, at least not extraordinary.
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Source: theguardian.com