Smarty Jones Dumbfounded

I find these big horseraces like the Belmont Stakes pretty exciting, especially when there is someone to root for like Smarty Jones, who was trying for the Triple Crown. It was a really good race and Birdstone deserved to win. What was sort of sad to me, though, was everyone from the winning team, including the jockey, the trainer, and especially the owner apologizing, like this article shows, for having their horse win and denying everyone the opportunity of seeing a Triple Crown winner. They have nothing to apologize for!