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Originally Posted by todko
As most know, I thought Bernardini was very hyped. We heard things like best since Slew and even on this board people were predicting 1:58 and such for the BCC. He's a damn nice horse but . . . not an Invasor.
Play the tape -- Bernardini only lost by 1 but he had a dream trip and Invasor had a much tougher trip. When Invasor cleared and only had Bernardini ahead of him it was obvious that he could run by Bernardini with ease and he did. Invasor has had a number of trough trips and still wins. If they ran today Invasor would beat him again even more easily.
Invasor deserves all the credit in the world. He's done more than any horse in a very long time. Won on 3 different continents. Doesn't need the drugs. Went everywhere and won everywhere. And he looks like he's still improving. He's still a young horse.
Maybe Argentina will become more recognized for producing competitive horses. Asiatic Boy could be another Invasor.
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Well put and I completely agree. To me the Classic showed that there is no doubt about Invasor's superiority due to the ease that he ran down Bernardini after coming terribly wide off the turn. You have given a very accurate accounting of how the race was won. Invasor had plenty left at the finish. Premium Tap put up a stronger stretch challenge this time in Dubai, but when it came down to it Invasor just broke him like he always does. Invasor finishes his races more strongly than any in recent memory. What first clued me in to his ability was the Bris pace numbers, which I use all the time. Since I've been using Bris I have yet to see a horse run at such a high sustained pace at Classic distance, even when encountering trouble!
Believe it or not there are still people that didn't notice any of this and are holding on to the concept that it is still not definitive who the better horse is.
Asiatic Boy is another one that impresses every time and could be another monster. I am looking forward to seeing him run over here.