The 2012 Belmont Stakes could see history happen on June 9, should I’ll Have Another complete the Triple Crown circuit with a victory, but that has been said for many other horses since Affirmed won it in 1978. However, trainer Doug O’Neill turned to Seattle Slew’s trainer, Billy Turner, for advice on Tuesday while at Belmont Park. I’ll Have Another’s team already has the horse running the track at Belmont, which was Turner’s main advice to them.
Triple Crown 2012: I’ll Have Another’s Doug O’Neill Meets With Seattle Slew Trainer Billy Turner
Turner, who guided Seattle Slew to the 1977 Triple Crown, noted that the two horses don’t have much in common. Seattle Slew was stubborn whereas I’ll Have Another needs little coaxing to do what is asked:
“Both are beautiful movers,” Turner said. “As far as their attitudes and so forth, Slew was a bear of a hose [sic]. This horse seems to do what you ask him to do and he likes to do it, and that’s just the kind of horse you like to train. Slew was a lot of work.”
Will I’ll Have Another be able to join Seattle Slew in such elite company? We’ll find out in less than two weeks.
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