by London Marq

AP photo: Exaggerator and jockey Ken Desmoneaux ride at the 141st Preakness at Pimlico Race Pimlico Race Course

For those of hoping for the second coming of American Pharoah in 2016 will be disappointed after Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist placed third behind Exaggerator and Cherry Wine in the 2016 Preakness. It seems the Triple Crown drought is back on, at least for one year. The race was tight throughout, but in the end Exaggerator had more left in the tank coming down the stretch.

J Paul Reddam, the principal owner of Nyquist also had a horse contend for the Triple Crown in 2012. The horse by the name of “I’ll Have Another” won both the Derby and Preakness Stakes, but a swollen leg on the day of the Belmont kept “I’ll Have Another” out of the race.

The Belmont Stakes on June 11th is set to be an underwhelming affair. For the past three years, the Triple Crown has been up for grabs. With all the excitment over the Triple Crown drought ending last year, there was hope that Nyquist would be able to carry the torch this year. It remains unclear how much attention the Belmont Stakes will bring in. Especially from the causal fan.

London Marq is a talk show host for Sports Talk radio at http://www.sportsradioservice.com and does a talk show at KWDC 93.5 FM Stockton