Favorite race ever. The triple crowns in 2015 and 2018 were cool but nothing will ever beat the drama of this race for me. Still absolutely crushed I'll Have Another never got his shot at the Belmont.
I love Larry Collmus!! I love how enthusiastic he gets in the stretch, it gives me the biggest goosebumps. I have a feeling IHA would've won that triple crown if he wasn't hurt. What an incredible horse he was!
No question he would've won the Belmont if he hadn't been injured. Bodemeister was his only competition, and he had already beaten him twice. Just think though--if I'll Have Another had been born in a different year, Bodemeister probably would've won the Triple Crown. Those two were just far and away better than the rest of the pack.
@@laurastuhler4791 by Empire Maker and has plenty of stamina in his bloodline. If he got a generous enough pace, he could've definitely wired a I'll Have Another-less field.
Wow what a duel. I was jumping up and down when IHA came charging down the stretch. I had chills. Bode really made it challenging. Also incredible call by the announcer.
Damn, “I’ll Have Another” was something special. First time I got emotional when I found out he couldn’t go on due to a hairline fracture. Ill never ever forget The Kentucky Derby & Preakness 2012.
I'll Have Another has been the only triple crown hopeful this century (yes, I'm including Smarty Jones and Big Brown) that I thought had a legitimate chance at winning it all. If he could overcome a pace that went totally against him and in favor of Bodemeister and still win, the Belmont was his race to lose.
+Samuel Pérez García I don't know man. .what Stevens did to PG in the 2001 Derby was a travesty. Even after watching AP (one of my favorites), I still think PG might have been the best horse in the 21st.
AP impressed me so much in the Arkansas Derby that I had no doubts he would sweep the TC. No other horse has given me that impression in 20+ years (I'll Have Another impressed me only after the Preakness win). There have been many great ones so far in this century, like Ghostzapper, Wise Dan, Zenyatta, etc., but I think AP was the best of the bunch. Of course, I'm not counting the Eurpean horses since I hardly ever watch them race, I just mean American horses.
I literally watched all the triple crown races since 2000 or 1990 (I did both on separate occasions just can't remember which one I did first) and I remember this race stood out to me i kept coming back to watch it.
My Favorite race of all time and one of my favorite horses. IHA had he been able to race once more and finish in top 3 would have to be considered one of the GOAT's. Without that third race we can only speculate, but he had that potential. That said they did the morally correct thing to protect the athlete (horse) and I wish more owners and coaches in other sports would do the same. Incredible race I'll never forget.
I loved this colt. I won a ton of money on him in the Santa Anita Derby and again in the Kentucky Derby. He was such a game horse and I was crushed when he had to be retired due to his injury. Who knows what would have happened in the Belmont had he been able to run, but I believe he would have had a say in the outcome. What's difficult for me to believe is that nobody in the US would pay more than $3m for him to stand at stud and he is now standing in Japan.
After yesterday can't help to think how good of chance I'll Have Another would have had at the triple crown. He and Bodemeister in a class by themselves in this race.
still all these years later and it's still so exciting! Especially cause my horse turned on the burners to win! The NBC guy so amazing calling the race!
I wanted to see super Mario Guitterez win the triple crown so bad. He won me a boatload on that derby. “Can I’ll have another get there?” Is probably my favorite horse call of all time
We just had a bay filly born this week by I'll Have Another out of Chalky (IRE), and the foal is all legs! Last year, Paul Reddam has reacquired I'll Have Another. I'll glad that such a great horseman as Mr. Reddam will look after I'll Have Another once he retires completely in the coming years, but for now, I'm super glad he's back in the US, and standing in California.
This race brings back a memory which now makes me laugh, but at the time I almost fell out of my chair (while watching the race on an outside big screen at the local race track) when "I'll Have Another" caught "Bodemeister" to win. On my Superfecta tickets (I bet the same thing twice) I had "Bodemeister" winning with "I'll Have Another" second - I correctly picked the third and fourth place finishers, so for a few seconds I felt it was won - and suddenly it wasn't. Oh well... I did like "I'll Have Another" and was disappointed when that beautiful horse was pulled from the Belmont Stakes - though happy that the owners/trainers made the prudent decision to protect their horse from what might have been a severe injury.
Well with 2 horses that close to each other crossing the start/finish line (at least ten one hundreds of a second) or heads apart, you bet it is the best call ever!!
yes, IHA and Mario gave their all, but IHA went down early for it :(:( - -- but he had quite a time doing it; to have loved and lost is far better than to have never loved at all.
He was roper dopering the competition! Tire em out, let em think they're cool, then he just HAS ANOTHER! :):) reminds me of sea biscuit - I love just love horses, more than people!! :):):)
I was a fan of I'll Have Another because of Mario Guttierez who rode here in Vancouver at Hastings Park. After the Derby, I was sucked in and leapt for joy when IHA won the Preakness in that breathtaking stretch run. Yes, he would have won the Belmont. Bodemeister wouldn't have been able to get 1 1/2 miles. Too bad, but Mario has a nice career now.
These two horses were truly competitive athelete's they were always battling to the finish line I was predicting if I'll Have Another didn't get hurt they would battled to the end in the Belmont but we would've gotten our 12th wonder back in 2012
Agreed however I have much respect for O'Neill not pushing him onto what would have been one epic national stage. He cared more for the horse than for the hype. Bonus points in my book! :)
My neighbor’s daughter worked for the owner of I’ll Have Another, so I kinda had a personal stake in this horse. It’s just a shame they couldn’t run him in the Belmont. He would’ve been the 12th TC winner.
I’ll Have Another, was the only horse I ever got emotional about. For the team, what an emotional roller coaster, from knowing you have an extremely special horse, that seems to just know when to kick it in, to hearing of the fracture. The only good out of all this, is the other poor bastard owner, didn’t have to witness, for a third time, his horse get run down by IHA in the stretch. …….and I’ll never forget that name either.
Bodemeister should've won? I'll Have Another proved not once BUT TWICE that he was the better horse... So, how much did you lose on Bodemeister? I'm proud to say that I had $100 on IHA in the derby and $500 on him in the preakness (also had the trifecta 9-7-6)... If not for the injury, he would have won the triple crown...
I laid my whole check on I'll have another in the derby. $450 brought me Close to $7500. Then he wins the preakness and I walked away decent. When I found out they scratched him in the Belmont I was mad af!!! Still have mixed feelings on that decision and why it happened.
