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Where superstition, gambling, and the stock market intersect: According to this article, Big Brown victory may spook markets<\/a>, whenever a horse wins the Triple Crown, the stock market plunges for the rest of the year. However, when a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby and Preakness (as Big Brown has done so far) but LOSES the Belmont Stakes (to be run on Saturday), the market goes up.<\/p>\n

So cheer for anyone but Big Brown. But if he wins, sell everything you have in the market, which, if everyone does it, would create a self-fulfilling prophecy.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"