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Originally Posted by KirisClown
It took Orb until late November to break his maiden..
If he races again, Honor Code will never come anywhere close to living up to the attention he gets.. I'd be more interested in following Top Billing..
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I don’t get this at all. What attention does he get? Did he not deserve attention last year? He won first time out like a really good thing. He made up 22 lengths and ran an 89 beyer. With his trainer and pedigree some expectations were sure to follow. He came back and ran a bang up 2nd to the BC Juvy chalk Havana. He was 8 wide in that race and ran a 93 beyer, improving off his debut and proving he was not just a slop freak. He skips the BC he would have been the chalk or the 2nd chalk behind Havana had they gone. He wins the Remsen. In that race he beats Cairo Prince and Wicked Strong. Before the Remsen Cairo Prince had won the G2 Nashua. After the Remsen, Cairo Prince dominated the Holy Bull. He was a top notch Derby prospect until something went wrong in the Florida Derby. Wicked Strong who ran 3rd in the Remsen has won the Wood Memorial and Jim Dandy since, and you can argue he was best in the Travers. I think any praise or attention that Honor Code got was well deserved. The handicap division is a mess right now, I hope he comes back better then ever. As for Top Billing I believe Honor Code is the better horse and as of now Honor Code has accomplished a lot more on the track. I think Top Billing is the real hype machine because of how he won a couple races. People love that big late running style. Top Billing has a slow maiden win at Laurel and an allowance win at Gulfstream on his resume. He beat nothing in that allowance race, Surfing USA has totally fallen apart since. Top Billing was a non threatening 3rd as the chalk in his only stakes attempt.