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Article: Sportsview: Grand Slam Hard to Accomplish
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- June 7, 2004
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STEVE WILSTEIN, AP Sports Columnist
AP Online
06-07-2004
Dateline: NEW YORK
Smarty Jones and groom Mario Arriagas arrive back at Philadelphia Park Racetrack in Bensalem, Pa., after returning from Belmont Park in New York, Sunday, June 6, 2004. Smarty Jones lost in his bid for the Triple Crown on Saturday, losing to Birdstone. (AP Photo/Equi-Photo, Bill Denver)
In the realm of tough things to do in sports, capturing the Triple Crown of horse racing ranks right up there with winning the Triple Crown of baseball.
Neither one, though, is as hard to accomplish as completing the Grand Slams of tennis and golf or matching some of the amazing serial feats in the Olympics.
Smarty Jones' upset loss by ...