Lacked a little luster

So if you are not a horse enthusiast, you probably did not write yourself a note yesterday and leave it on your kitchen island reminding you to watch the Belmont later that day.  This is the last race in the quest for the Triple Crown.  This has not been done, by the way, since Affirmed won it in 1978 so I was very hopeful...and I wanted to see it live if it happened.  California Chrome (CC)was the winner of the Derby and Preakness and was favored to take this, the longest race, at a mile and a half.  I was so hoping this would happen as (CC) was bred for only $10,000, pittance in the horse racing world where most contenders are in the millions somewhere.  The jockey, before the race, said "he had no plan" which bothered me a bit...I mean, a jockey knows best whether a horse is a quick starter, fast finisher or neither.  Maybe he just did not want to broadcast his intentions to the other jockeys.  As it turned out, CC finished a close 4th.  Yes, 4th.  One of the owners, you could see was heart broken.  My heart was still pounding so I can only imagine his physical state.  Then, as often happens after a loss, he was angry.  His poor wife was trying to calm him down but he began to rant how unfair the racing system is.  Here his horse has run in all three big races and the winner only came on the scene yesterday, all fresh.  His argument...whatever horses are eligible for the Derby, have them run all 3 races and see who has the best record for all three, since all three are different lengths.  When he was done ranting, I had been swayed as well.  Seems like a most logical comparison and the most fair.  So now another year must go by while we wait for the next contenders to show their stuff.   Hope one of them is good enough for me to write myself another reminder note to watch the 2015 Belmont.