No Triple Crown

The horse racing world hasn't had a triple crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. We had a chance yesterday, but once again, it did not happen. The triple crown is when a 3 year old colt wins the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May, which is a 1 1/4 mile race, the Preakness two weeks later at 1 3/16 miles, and then the Belmont three weeks later at 1 1/2 miles. This year, California Chrome won the first two races, but got 4th yesterday. He didn't have his usual late kick to end the race. Early in the race, another horse accidentally kicked his leg, causing him to bleed. That is believed to be one of the reasons California Chrome lost yesterday. People are saying it's too hard to win the triple crown now and that there have to be changes. I say don't change anything. It's meant to be hard. There have been winners of the triple crown. Horses aren't winning now because they just aren't as good as the horses 40 years ago. I really hope to see a triple crown winner in the near future.