Get Ready to be Unpopular

Winning the Triple Crown is tough enough, what if you are the one to spoil it. If anyone other then I'll Have Another wins the Belmont, their connections have to be ready to be unpopular for quite a while.

Kenny McPeek knows how it feels, he upset War Emblem with his third string horse Sarava in the 2002 Belmont. It was the first of 2 Belmont wins for his jockey Edgar Prado (he would also spoil Smarty Jones' TC try with Birdstone, but I personally forgave him months later when he rode Funny Cide for the first time, by the time Barbaro had come around, I think almost all forgave him). He would retire only to return in 2006. He has Atigun (not pronounced how you think) and Unstoppable U for the race.

Chad Brown was an asst. for Bobby Frankel when he won the 03 Belmont with Empire Maker over Funny Cide. Now out on his own, he'll have a chance to do it himself when he saddles Street Life.

While Dale Romans spoiled the TC last year in the Preakness, he'll have to try to do in the final leg with Dullahan whose big brother was 3rd in the 2009 Belmont.

Then there's the other side of the coin.

Bob Baffert has been spoiled before with heart breaking loses with Silver Charm and Real Quiet, and a bad loss with War Emblem. This will be his first time trying to be the spoiler in the Belmont with Paytner (Point Given spoiled the TC in the Preakness so that really doesn't count).

Then there's Michael Matz, a heart breaking loss in the Preakness with Barbaro. Is he ready to be the villain if Union Rags wins?

Either way, these are the trainers who I would not mind winning if I'll Have Another loses. Any of the other horses well... you get the point.