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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Yeah he does.
He won one important race with a dream setup against a nothing field of distance challenged horses and one photo finish over Tasteyville.
If he was in this years Belmont - with the pace that went about four full seconds slower - he would have been plugged home 4th or 5th at best.
But hey, maybe I'm just jealous of his cuteness?
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With Jara aboard he may have been doomed in this years Belmont. With a competent rider that rode him to a 24-25 clip the whole way he would have been on the pace and able to "plod" home and been in contention. His winning time compares quite favorably with those from the past 10-15 years so it isn't like he just benefitted from a total pace meltdown like Giacomo did in the Derby. I couldn't tell a cute horse from a deformed one so you are talking to the wrong person. You can make all the jokes you want or you could analyze the fractions of all his races and realize that when the jockey could keep him between 24 and 25 all race he was ran his best and even more so as the distance got longer. I don't have much doubt he could have been a factor in that pathetic rendition of the Suburban this year if he had been healthy.