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Article: [ Barbaro's dominant trip sparks Triple Crown talk... ]
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- May 8, 2006
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Trainer Michael Matz was holding court outside
his barn, his Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro just a few yards away
munching grass.
Barely 12 hours after Barbaro became just the sixth undefeated
Derby winner, Triple Crown talk filled the air. It happens every
Sunday after the first Saturday in May, when hopes are high in
thoroughbred racing that a superstar has arrived to revive the sport.
"You always want to have a horse you can say can win the Triple
Crown," Matz said. "We think this is a terrific horse with tremendous
ability. If I told you I didn't think in the long haul that we'd have
a Triple Crown winner, I'd be lying to you."
Matz has been confident about his dark bay ...