{"id":9163,"date":"2012-05-24T20:06:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T01:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=9163"},"modified":"2012-05-24T20:06:03","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T01:06:03","slug":"connections-ill-have-another-and-chiquita-pistol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=9163","title":{"rendered":"Connections: I’ll Have Another and Chiquita Pistol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alydar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pity the 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, whose accomplishment was sandwiched between Secretariat’s spectacular coup in 1973, and Affirmed’s triumph over arch rival Alydar in 1978.<\/p>\n

The Crown has gone unclaimed since 1978 and today’s race fans are pinning their hopes on I’ll Have Another, whose wins over Bodemeister in the Kentucky Derby<\/a> and Preakness, are reminiscent of Affirmed’s over Alydar<\/a>, 34 years ago.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, Alydar, the only horse to ever finish second in all three Triple Crown races, is connected to I’ll Have Another through Arch, and Arch is connected to Helen Groves, who is connected to 1946 Triple Crown winner Assault and NCHA Triple Crown winner Chiquita Pistol.<\/p>\n

Here’s how it plays out:<\/p>\n