I could also make the argument that it also is unfair to have rested horses run the longest leg of the Triple Crown. I have made this point in other times when this comes up. Maybe if you beat all the horses in the field that also ran the other two races but lose only to rested horse as California Chrome did, then maybe it should still count as a Triple Crown.
It is easy for us to say that because it sounds nice. But I imagine very hard to do right after you have lost the most important race of your lifetime and they ask you right away how you feel. Hard to feel too gracious if you are emotional and competitive. People want us all to be 'sportsman' and 'lose graciously' because it sounds good. Try investing emotionally that much and/or financially that much and I bet it is hard to do---We cannot relate to it, so maybe we should cut him some slack. Ultr-competitive people don't believe all shoudl get a ribbon, etc.
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