A pretty contentious point of debate this week has been the number of horse racing questions involved in our sports checks. I started doing some research about past horses that have won the first two legs of the Triple Crown, but failed to win at the Belmont Stakes. That got me thinking about the nature of horse names, which led me to rank the top 10 (out of a total of 23) to come one win shy of the Triple Crown.
Your definitive list:
10. Burgoo King, 1932
Sounds like Burger King and I like Burger King.
9. Northern Dancer, 1964
Mysterious yet melodious.
8. Sunday Silence, 1989
Reminds me of being quiet in church. If Sunday Silence prayed a little more, maybe he would've completed the Triple Crown.
7. Funny Cide, 2003
Everyone's got a funny side. His owner probably didn't laugh when he finished third at Belmont though.
6. Big Brown, 2008
Alliteration like you read about.
5. California Chrome, 2014
See No. 6.
4. Alysheba, 1987
Kind of sounds like Ali (as in Mohammed). Intimidation game: Level 100.
3. I'll Have Another, 2012
My life motto in probably too many facets.
2. War Emblem, 2002
Powerful. Sounds like a winner.
1. Smarty Jones, 2004
"And SMARTY JONES has won the Triple Crown!" would've been an unbelievable call.
If only.
-- Chris Bumbaca
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