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Originally Posted by hockey2315
After Round Pond's race today I got to thinking about the BC winners on dirt this year and how they've performed after the BC:
Dreaming of Anna- Beaten on both dirt and turf- hasn't looked nearly as good as last year
Street Sense- Has yet to race again- mixed reports of his current condition
Thor's Echo- Won at LRL and then lost badly in Dubai if I'm not mistaken
Round Pond- Didn't run at all today.
Invasor- Great race in the Donn. . . Don't think he had a rail trip in the Derby.
Now obviously, there are other factors that must be taken into consideration. And I also can't remember at the moment which horses trips could actually be considered aided by the "golden rail."
But this seems interesting and worth noting to me. . .
Any opinions?
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You are using Thor's Echo's loss in Dubai as evidence of the golden rail? That's a stretch. You should also point out that the race he won at LRL was the G1 De Francis. Obviously the rail was the place to be on BC Day but I don't think it was anywhere near the magnitude people have made it out to be. I don't see how using races from three to four months later provides much evidence of the golden rail. Round Pond's races prior to the BC were much more indicative of her form than today's debacle.