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10 pnt move up 01-19-2015 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind (Post 1013230)
In your opinion he had the "toughest and most comprehensive campaign." I don't agree. Bayern travelled much more, covered different distances successfully, and beat CA Chrome in the two races that they met. I thought his campaign was better. It's a matter of opinion.

I would argue when it comes to voters and 3 year old awards that 1 Preakness win trumps wins in the BC and Penn Derby. Whether that is fair or not I think thats the way it is seen.

Rudeboyelvis 01-19-2015 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie (Post 1013239)
Bayern traveled much more? They both ran at CD and in the Preakness.

CC ran in the Belmont, Bayern the Haskell. Then they both ran in Pennsylvania.

Did I leave out a race? I think Bayern ran in Arkansas, which would give him one more out of state race, but that doesn't seem like he traveled much more.

Also, Bayern won two of the three meetings, not two of two.

The resumes were pretty comparable if you look at them side by side, though Bayern did have one more race. Two of those ten starts were a MSW and an alw.

I don't believe it is as static as you are suggesting. The company that CC kept in California vs. what Bayern faced later in the year is telling. How many Kentucky Derby runners even raced again in graded company, much less did anything after the TC?

I maintained all year that it was the weakest TC crop that I have seen in a good while.

Bayern beat CC on the square in Pennsylvania. You can (and many have) make a case against Bayern for the break in the BC, but you then have to equally make the same case that Ring Weekend took away any possible chance Bayern may have had in the Preakness.

CC never showed up again after faltering in the Belmont. Oh, unless, with a straight face, you are going to make the case that the Hollywood Derby was a true Grade 1 test of chanpions :zz: Then yes, after being soundly schooled in the BC, he DID manage to hold off the world beater Lexie Lou by diminishing lengths in the Hollywood Derby.

blackthroatedwind 01-19-2015 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie (Post 1013239)
Bayern traveled much more? They both ran at CD and in the Preakness.

CC ran in the Belmont, Bayern the Haskell. Then they both ran in Pennsylvania.

Did I leave out a race? I think Bayern ran in Arkansas, which would give him one more out of state race, but that doesn't seem like he traveled much more.

Also, Bayern won two of the three meetings, not two of two.

The resumes were pretty comparable if you look at them side by side, though Bayern did have one more race. Two of those ten starts were a MSW and an alw.


You left a lot out. Bayern also went to Belmont on Belmont Stakes day...and ran one of the best dirt races of the year in winning the Woody Stephens. He also travelled to Saratoga after the Haskell to contest the Travers. So, yes, he travelled significantly more than CA Chrome.

cakes44 01-19-2015 07:06 PM

2 things that I'm guessing a bunch of voters could not forget:

1. CC's TC races.
2. Bayern getting depantsed in the Travers.

I think we're giving some voters too much credit in thinking that they might have taken things like travel into account. They are the same people that voted Zenyatta over Blame. And while CC's G1 turf win wasn't impressive whatsoever and he beat nothing, I think it also gave some voters the excuse they were looking for to vote CC #1.

Indian Charlie 01-19-2015 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind (Post 1013268)
You left a lot out. Bayern also went to Belmont on Belmont Stakes day...and ran one of the best dirt races of the year in winning the Woody Stephens. He also travelled to Saratoga after the Haskell to contest the Travers. So, yes, he travelled significantly more than CA Chrome.

Yeah, I did forget those.


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