Lynch Completes A Mysterious Canadian Triple Crown With Miami Deco

Trainer Brian Lynch pulled off a second triple crown shock on Sunday when the maiden Miami Deco captured the Breeders’ Stakes, the third leg of the Canadian trilogy, at odds of 60-1 for owners Jim and Susan Hill.

Brian Lynch and Richard Dos Ramos celebrate a Breeders' Stakes upset

The victory came just a few short weeks after Lynch pointed the mysterious Golden Moka, who had previously raced only in Panama, to a 10-1 surprise in the Prince of Wales stakes. In fact, if there was a triple crown bonus on offer this year, Lynch would have a right to stake a claim as he also played a part in the development of Queen’s Plate winner Big Red Mike who spent part of the winter training with Lynch at Palm Meadows.

Lynch, in addition to being a confident conditioner, is widely regarded as one of the funniest folks on the backstretch. On his arrival in the press box with jockey Richard Dos Ramos for post-race interviews regarding the 60-1 masterpiece, one member of the media offered, “We didn’t expect to see you here.”

'Well, you were the first guys we expected to see," laughed the good natured Lynch.

The affable Australian, who once worked as an assistant to the late, great Bobby Frankel, was honest in the face of the obvious question - how does he keep these mystery horses a secret.

“I'm not one that likes to promote a supplement that's going to be 60-1,” grinned Lynch. “Frankel always used to say to me,