Big Brown has won the Preakness in dominating fashion Saturday following a win in the Kentucky Derby to set himself up for a Triple Crown try in three weeks in the Belmont.

It’s been 30 years since Affirmed swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont to become horse racing’s 11th Triple Crown winner. The sport is starved to anoint a new king, one who would continue running beyond the spring classics and bolster public interest that wanes outside of racing’s four major events.