Horses today are rushed into the Derby without a solid foundation of racing. That is likely why we haven’t had a TC winner in 30 years. Just look at the records of the last winners and include Real Quiet in that list who lost it by a nose in 1998-—all of the horses since 1978 that won (and Real Quiet) had a solid 2YO season, Big Red had 12 races before entering the Derby, Seattle Slew had 6 (all wins and in graded races), Affirmed had 9 starts and Real Quiet also had 9 starts. These races build stamina and endurance, it is no wonder Big Brown failed, he only had 3 races coming into the Derby and the TC attempt was only his 6th lifetime start. They need to stop the drugs and start training the way they used to. Remember when a horse used to race at least 20 times before retiring? That doesn’t happen anymore. Imagine Citation in 1948 who retired after 45 races, that is definitely a thing of the past.