Can Borel Get The Personal Triple Crown?
With the Belmont Stakes today, the big buzz is whether Calvin Borel can win a personal Triple Crown. He won the Derby on Mine That Bird, jumped ship and won the Preakness with Rachel Alexandra, and is ready to go to the Belmont with Mine That Bird once again. If he wins today, he will be the only jockey to win the personal Triple Crown. Can he get it? I think he can. The longer course is suited for Mine That Bird, who is one of the best finishers I have ever seen. If he had a little more length in the Preakness, he would've beat Rachel Alexandra. But if he wins, what is the reaction towards Borel? Is it one of achievement, knowing that his jockey is one of the best out there? Or is it a melancholy, knowing full well that if he stayed on Mine That Bird, there would be an excellent chance of winning the Triple Crown for horses? I might lie in the melancholy realm. If Rachel Alexandra never ran, Borel would've stayed on Mine That Bird, and would've won, and we would be having a very different discussion. I'm not discounting Borel as a jockey. He's is one of the best. Amazing talent. I think he's a bandwagon jumper. But, if Mine That Bird wins, will we be celebrating the horse, or the jockey? I don't know. And that's why this Belmont is so intriguing.
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