Regardless of whether you a horse racing fan or not, you've undoubtedly heard of the Triple Crown. Beginning on the first Saturday in May (it was the 2nd this year) with the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, the next stop in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Raceway in Baltimore on the third Saturday - tomorrow. It concludes three weeks later on June 6th with the Belmont Stakes.
To be the Triple Crown winner - arguably one of the toughest feats in sports - a horse needs to win all three races. In fact it's been 31 years since it was last done.
"Mine That Bird" won the Kentucky Derby. This is the only horse with a shot at winning the Triple Crown. If he wins tomorrow, there's still a chance at the Triple Crown. If another horse wins tomorrow, that's it - no Triple Crown. It wouldn't matter if "Mine That Bird" then went on to win the Belmont in the fastest time ever.
It's plain. To be the Triple Crown winner, you must win all three races.
Sometimes, we can recover from one bad or mediocre outing to carry the day and preserve a sale or make up for lost time. This isn't true in the case of the Triple Crown. One bad race, and it's over. One race where you almost win, and it's over.
That's motivation. Here, it's all or nothing. No 2-out-of-3.
To be the Triple Crown winner - arguably one of the toughest feats in sports - a horse needs to win all three races. In fact it's been 31 years since it was last done.
"Mine That Bird" won the Kentucky Derby. This is the only horse with a shot at winning the Triple Crown. If he wins tomorrow, there's still a chance at the Triple Crown. If another horse wins tomorrow, that's it - no Triple Crown. It wouldn't matter if "Mine That Bird" then went on to win the Belmont in the fastest time ever.
It's plain. To be the Triple Crown winner, you must win all three races.
Sometimes, we can recover from one bad or mediocre outing to carry the day and preserve a sale or make up for lost time. This isn't true in the case of the Triple Crown. One bad race, and it's over. One race where you almost win, and it's over.
That's motivation. Here, it's all or nothing. No 2-out-of-3.
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