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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
I believe Unbridled was a soundly beaten 4th to Go and Go in the Belmont.
Unbridled won the Derby conclusively, was a solid 2nd in what I'm almost positive was a very swiftly run Preakness on figures.
I don't believe Unbrideled won a race in between the Derby and the Breeders Cup Classic---and I'm not so sure Nafzger wasn't regretting his decision to run him in the Belmont Stakes...at least until he won the Classic later that year anyway.
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Unbridled's victory in the classic that day also came when Pat Day gave a Calvin B-type ride coming up the rail and then splitting horses in the stretch.
Maybe this bodes well for Street Sense's chances in the BCC. Just like Unbridled he won the Derby from well-off the pace and then ran second in the Preakness.
Unbridled was a good, consistent, horse who almost always ran fairly well and tended to run very well (and have things go his way) on racing's biggest days. Sounds familiar to me.