i didn't read every post in here,but let me say that the owner acted like a childish baby.as someone did say,they have been doing this forever and now we have this guy complaining about being set up with fresh horses running against him
nobody else ever cried about this when their hore got beat in the past.......i was on the side of liking this guy but not now after all that crying
Another note that shouldn't be forgotten is that actually California Chrome got a break as nose straps weren't allowed in the Belmont according to the rules. Belmont officials waved the rules to accomodate California Chrome's chances of winning. I didn't hear all the other owners whining about that. What's really hard to understand however is how did 3 horses win the triple Crown in 6 years and then suddenly We are 0 for 36 !