What’s In a Name: Belmont Stakes Preview
If there is one thing I know about Horse Racing, its that you can’t win without a great name. The Belmont Stakes is loaded with loser names this year. Its going to be tough to find a great trifecta, but I’ll give it my best shot.
Winners:
Nehro: 4-1
If you know your history, Nero was the Roman Emperor who burned down Rome by mistake. Nero is known as possibly the most evil Roman Cesars, and was also crazy. Well, I am crazy too…like a fox. Not sure if Nehro was named for Nero, but its the only thing I can think of. I’ll take a Roman Emperor over the animal kingdom any day.
Schackleford: 9-2
Well in the past two Triple Crown races I had picked this horse to be a loser. I thought my logic was solid. How fast can a horse be with shackles on its name? Well, I was way off. Shackleford won the Preakness. Turns out logic was so flawed, but my method is still genius. I put all the emphasis on the shackles and completed ignored the “ford” part. Ford is a car, cars are faster than horses. Ford even makes a mustang. Man, sorry everyone. Can’t believe I didn’t pick up on this one before. Better late than never.
Master of Hounds: 10-1
Based on their names the rest of the field is full of losers, complete dogs. So what better pick to finish 3rd than the Master of Hounds.
