In 1977 Seattle Slew stumbled out of the Kentucky Derby gate and had no place to go — until Bill Shoemaker made room for a fellow rider in trouble.
Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas expanded on his thoughts to expand the time between Triple Crown races.
The late nominations to the Triple Crown series include two horses bred in the mid-Atlantic, one in New Jersey and one in Maryland.
Beyond the top Kentucky Derby contenders lies a less-known group of nominees to the Triple Crown: horses that have thus far failed to break their maidens.