“I’m not worried about Shackleford, by the way,” Irwin told a news conference. Saturday’s race is the third clash between the rivals in five weeks but has all the makings of a grudge match that could decide bragging rights for the rest of the season.īarry Irwin, the breeder and owner of Animal Kingdom, dismissed Shackleford as a threat even though the colt ended his own horse’s chances of landing the Triple Crown when he held him off to win the Preakness. ![]() ![]() ![]() While neither Animal Kingdom, who won the Kentucky Derby, or Shackleford, the winner of the Preakness Stakes, can win the coveted Triple Crown after splitting the first two legs, connections of both horses are in dispute over who has the best three-year-old in the United States.
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