Vols fan Belmont races 9-11

[vols fan]

Wow I can't believe how bitter that owner was. Never saw that side of the guy. Even though he may be right, not the time or place to be a sore loser and have sour grapes. You knew that was happening going in to this race and it happens every single year. That is why it is so damn hard to win the Triple Crown. I couldn't believe that interview and I thought he made himself look really bad there. I think many of us wanted to see him win it but c'mon man!!!!

Never seen a guy go off like that. Those other owners can choose to run whatever race they want.

[wayne1218]

A night of sleep didn't change anything I guess ...........



A night of sleep did little to calm California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn, who continued his rant against Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist and the Triple Crown rules on Sunday in interviews with ABC's "Good Morning America" and ESPN.


Before a crowd of tens of thousands hoping to see history, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner finished in a dead-heat for fourth with Wicked Strong. California Chrome's loss extended the longest drought without a Triple Crown champion to 36 years. Then, in an interview with Yahoo! Sports Saturday, Coburn called the horses that skipped the first two races of the Triple Crown and just raced in the Belmont Stakes "cheaters" who took the "coward's way out."

On Sunday, the 61-year-old Coburn said he had no regrets about his comments Saturday and continued to rail against the Triple Crown system, which allowed Tonalist to race Saturday even though the horse didn't compete in either the Kentucky Derby or Preakness Stakes.

"It says Triple Crown. You nominate your horse for the Triple Crown. That means three," Coburn said in the track-side interview with ESPN on Sunday. "Even the Triple Crown trophy has three points on it. So when you earn enough points to run in the Kentucky Derby, those 20 horses that start in the Kentucky Derby should be the only 20 allowed to run in the Preakness and the Belmont for the Triple Crown."

He also made a questionable analogy of why Tonalist's participation Saturday was unfair.

"These people nominate their horses for the Triple Crown and then they hold out two [races] and then come back and run one," Coburn told ESPN. "That would be like me at 6-2 playing basketball with a kid in a wheelchair. They haven't done anything with their horses in the Triple Crown. There were three horses in this race that ran in the first two -- California Chrome, Ride on Curlin and General A Rod -- none of the other horses did. You figure out. You ask yourself, 'Would it be fair if I played basketball with a child in a wheel chair?"

Coburn made the analogy in both interviews Sunday morning. He was asked in the "Good Morning America interview" if he considered the comparison offensive.

"No, I'm just trying to compare the two," he said. "Is it fair for me to play with this child in a wheelchair? Is it fair for them to hold their horses back?"

Coburn said he has no problems if people label him a "sore loser" and even proceeded to give out his phone number so people can call him with their complaints.

[wayne1218]

A night of sleep didn't change anything I guess ...........



A night of sleep did little to calm California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn, who continued his rant against Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist and the Triple Crown rules on Sunday in interviews with ABC's "Good Morning America" and ESPN.


Before a crowd of tens of thousands hoping to see history, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner finished in a dead-heat for fourth with Wicked Strong. California Chrome's loss extended the longest drought without a Triple Crown champion to 36 years. Then, in an interview with Yahoo! Sports Saturday, Coburn called the horses that skipped the first two races of the Triple Crown and just raced in the Belmont Stakes "cheaters" who took the "coward's way out."

On Sunday, the 61-year-old Coburn said he had no regrets about his comments Saturday and continued to rail against the Triple Crown system, which allowed Tonalist to race Saturday even though the horse didn't compete in either the Kentucky Derby or Preakness Stakes.

"It says Triple Crown. You nominate your horse for the Triple Crown. That means three," Coburn said in the track-side interview with ESPN on Sunday. "Even the Triple Crown trophy has three points on it. So when you earn enough points to run in the Kentucky Derby, those 20 horses that start in the Kentucky Derby should be the only 20 allowed to run in the Preakness and the Belmont for the Triple Crown."

He also made a questionable analogy of why Tonalist's participation Saturday was unfair.

"These people nominate their horses for the Triple Crown and then they hold out two [races] and then come back and run one," Coburn told ESPN. "That would be like me at 6-2 playing basketball with a kid in a wheelchair. They haven't done anything with their horses in the Triple Crown. There were three horses in this race that ran in the first two -- California Chrome, Ride on Curlin and General A Rod -- none of the other horses did. You figure out. You ask yourself, 'Would it be fair if I played basketball with a child in a wheel chair?"

Coburn made the analogy in both interviews Sunday morning. He was asked in the "Good Morning America interview" if he considered the comparison offensive.

"No, I'm just trying to compare the two," he said. "Is it fair for me to play with this child in a wheelchair? Is it fair for them to hold their horses back?"

Coburn said he has no problems if people label him a "sore loser" and even proceeded to give out his phone number so people can call him with their complaints.

Really Steve? Really? You are a stupid POS!

[Tnbreakers]

I can give him the heat of the battle comments, even though they were wrong, but after a night to sleep on it and, WOW!!

[vols fan]

He gave an apology this morning on Good Morning America.

[wayne1218]

Apologies don't mean much now. 2 days of rants and we know how he really feels. He tarnished that legacy himself cuz he is getting killed on TV and radio again today

[kbsooner21]

What a dumb fuck!

[live jive]

no class in defeat love how wife was poking him like enough already haha....if this guy made the rules the belmont might have 4 horses enterted every year yea thats exciting....what a cry baby im glad chrome lost

[kbsooner21]

no class in defeat love how wife was poking him like enough already haha....if this guy made the rules the belmont might have 4 horses enterted every year yea thats exciting....what a cry baby im glad chrome lost