Mike Downey says many horses have won the Kentucky Derby , but not the Triple Crown . Why ? It 's really hard to do . Do you know who Fonso was ? Like I 'll Have Another at Belmont Stakes , they were scratched . Many high-hopes horses have met last minute trouble , been denied Triple Crown , he says . Downey : " The only way you can win a Triple Crown is if your horse wins it all and then goes on to be champion of the world or something like that.
Mike Downey says many horses have won the Kentucky Derby , but not the Triple Crown . Why ? It 's really hard to do . Like I 'll Have Another at Belmont Stakes , they were scratched . Many high-hopes horses have met last minute trouble , been denied Triple Crown , he says . Downey : " The only way you can win a Triple Crown is if your horse wins it all and then goes on to be champion of the world or something like that.