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Originally Posted by miraja2
Following up his 116 in the Whitney with a 118 in the Woodward is certainly impressive. He is clearly the top 9f horse in the country right now.
I still believe that there is a good chance that he will regress considerably from his top figs if they ever stretch him out to 10f again. The last two times they stretched him out to 10f he regressed badly.
Going into the Derby last year he had run three consecutive races in the 94-98 beyer range. He ran a 79 in the Derby.
Going into the Classic last year he was coming off of a 103 and a 105. He ran a 92 in the Classic.
He is clearly a better horse now than he has been at any other point in his career, so while I still feel he will likely regress when stretched to 10f, it might not be enough for any of the horses in this rather lackluster "Classic division" (I hate that term) to beat him. If they ever do run him at 10f though, I will almost certainly take a stand against him.
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The Classic Division is at least a teeny bit more exciting than it looked around the Suburban following Invasor's retirement. (Street Sense, Saturday & Lawyer all showing up pretty well this summer)