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Triple Crown will go on with or without Slevin

The powerful stallion Slevin is out of the third leg of the VI’s Triple Crown. Photo: Andre ‘Shadow’ Dawson
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the presence of the big demon, Slevin, would make the perfect ingredient for a best boil to wrap up the historic Triple Crown, President of the St. Thomas Horse Racing Association, Winston Benjamin, is adamant that the third leg would surely be the best leg come March 18, 2012.

According to Mr. Benjamin, he has been interacting with Mr. James Bates in an almost daily basis to convince him to enter Slevin in the final leg of the Triple Crown but, whether he changes his mind or not, the races will go on.

“At the end of the day he is exercising his right to not compete and we have to respect that but the Triple Crown will go on,” Mr. Benjamin told Virgin Islands News Online.

According to him, the issue was more about the misinterpretation of the rules rather than a default of the Triple Crown committee.

Slevin, one of the fastest horses on the race track, was the favourite to win the first ever Triple Crown. He had won the first leg on Tortola. However, that plan was dented by the controversial entry of St. Thomas’ Bud White for the second leg on St. Croix on February 19, 2012 which saw Slevin of St. Croix running into second place behind Bud White, who took a comfortable victory.

According to Bates, his top horse will be taking some much needed rest and will not be participating in the third leg of the Triple Crown or in the USVI’s Carnival races.

“He’s a horse, not a machine. He was to rest before the Triple Crown,” Bates explained, when asked the reason behind his decision.

10 Responses to “Triple Crown will go on with or without Slevin ”

  • Mother Hen (01/03/2012, 08:58) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Well I hope tola win this leg!
  • Johnny (01/03/2012, 09:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    March the 18th there will be a big cricket match played on the festival grounds - there will be far more action, far more girls, far more beer and far more excitement than at the fleabag park in SCB. But all is not lost, soon we will be taking over that land to build our massive cricket stadium and fleabag racing will go down in history as a "has been that never was" sport.
    • apple pie (01/03/2012, 10:10) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Boy johnny you crazy with joke we aint giving up we races deman
    • Johnny...Again!!! (01/03/2012, 10:29) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Johnny wah mek yo like provoke the natives so??? You're not even taking the time to realize that the races are actually going to be kept in STT and not SCB. I know you have heard from your elders that "provocation make a man commit murder"...I bet if some of the horse owners and horse racing fans were able to identify you, you'll be up a creek without a paddle!!!
  • Country Gal (01/03/2012, 12:49) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    What Triple Crown ... that end onf February 19th in St. Croix....
    • NDP attack dog (01/03/2012, 16:45) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      me see if Tola got the balls to pull out like St. Croix did!!!!
  • open (01/03/2012, 14:26) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    look how bad minded st thomas messing up the triple crown..struppsss
  • ReX FeRal (01/03/2012, 16:29) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    johnny u got jokes
  • tripple trouble (04/03/2012, 00:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    so what this me ah hear that bates got the people in court??? look trouble


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