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RacingFan1992
03-24-2014, 10:06 AM
It seems like every week we see another contender for the 2014 Kentucky Derby sidelined due to injury or some other reason. Here is a list I have found of horses who were benched.

Feel free to add to the list.

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New Year's Day
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lamboguy
03-24-2014, 11:24 AM
this is nothing new. years ago there were probably more horses that couldn't make the race. in 1978 the last year there was a triple crown winner there were only 11 horses that made it to post.

people don't realize that when horses train for the triple crown, its a game of attrition. today trainers seem to do a better job of getting their horses to the triple crown, but after the series is over, a lot of those horses drop of the face of the map.