50 years and waiting: will we ever see the Triple Crown won again?
Peter Scargill examines the factors affecting pursuit of racing's holy grail
Joseph O’Brien stood tall in the saddle atop Camelot as the 2012 St Leger field thundered down the long home straight at Doncaster.
Camelot had already transported O’Brien to victory in the 2,000 Guineas and Derby and was less than half a mile away from becoming the first horse to add the St Leger, the season’s final Classic, to his tally since the immortal Nijinsky, the last horse to capture the Triple Crown way back in 1970.
However, a decisive move by Encke with two furlongs to go had put Camelot on the back foot and despite closing with every stride he came up short. O’Brien’s body sank into the withers of his mount, the Triple Crown had slipped through his grasp.
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