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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
How many starts did Bernardini have going into the Preakness? I'm almost positive it was three starts.
Time is changing....
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The Preakness is the Preakness and the Derby is the Derby....you can laugh at history or consider it, up to you. Fact is that it's been since 1918 that a horse with less than 5 starts won the Derby, Exterminator was an exceptional animal and he had four! Times change but so far a lot of very good horses failed to break this angle, same with the stat that no horse without a start at two has won the Derby since Apollo in 1882...yeah I know FuPeg started in late December but the angle still stands. Additionally, no horse with less than 3 starts at three prior to the Derby has won since Sunny's Halo in 1983, prior to that it was Jet Pilot in 1947. An exceptional horse will no doubt overcome any of these angles sooner or later (Barbaro broke the RAN Curse last year) but all are worthy of consideration before going "gaga" over a horse.