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Old 05-04-2008, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by AeWingnut
I thought we were back on track after Curlin, Street Sense and Hard Spun.

if Big Brown wins the TC it will be by default
Disagree with this. None of those horses were parked out in post 20. The rest of that crop was not clearly better than this crop. And I probably would have taken Eight Belles in a matchup against Hard Spun in a hypothetical Preakness if she had survived the race yesterday.

Big Brown clearly had the most talent going into the race. He made all the capping contortions we went through looking for value on other horses appear foolish. If he can come back in two weeks and win again, and then survive 1.5 grueling miles at Belmont, he will be a deserving TC winner.

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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar
photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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