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Originally Posted by Danzig188
glad to see someone else who thinks that way. back when zito had several very nice two year old colts, and opted to skip the bcj and 'save them' for the derby, i said it was a huge mistake, and got jumped on by many. um, zito went 0-fer in the derby. he possibly was sitting on a bc winner, and 2 yo HOY (wonder how much higher that stud fee would be now), and didn't go for it. and ended up losing his top colt to another trainer to boot.
a bird in the hand...
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And then there was Funny Cide. Barclay Tagg skipped the BC juvenile race with a very capable two year old and opted to go to the Derby with him, and we all know what happened. Funny Cide is still running today because he wasn't raced too early. I love Barclay Tagg. I wish more trainers were like him. He knows how to keep his horses sound.