into the kentucky derby you, you can t run in the other races. it s all or nothing because this is not fair to these horses that have been running their guts out for these people and for the people that believe in them, to have somebody come up this is the coward s way out in my opinion, this is the coward s way out. of the 11 horses who competed in the belmont, only three, including chrome, also ran the derby and preakness, and with three tough races in just five weeks, racing experts say it s just too demanding for any 3-year-old horse to win all three with little time to rest in between, chrome was a favorite where 100,000 fans came to race. they were hoping he would become the first horse to win the triple crown since 1978. i think he has a point. hero, deserter or traitor.