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Originally Posted by pick4
As a good as Curlin ran in the JCGC, BC Classic and DWC, one could argue that he beat a horse who peaked at Saratoga (Lawyer Ron) and was regrsssing when he ran in the JCGC. Curlin clearly relished the slop at Monmouth but the runner up's only win at 1 1/8 or more was a race on Polytrack at Turfway. The Dubai Classic was weak and he beat a bunch of slow horses in that race.
Is Curlin a very good horse? Yes!! He has proved on the track that he is a good horse. He's the best older horse dirt distance runner still in training. Is he unbeatable? No.
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I think this is absolutely true and very similar to Big Brown this year. Curlin and BB are both helped by the fact that there is no competition out there for them. Both are very good horses but both are probably a little overrated. Curlin might just be unbeatable this year because there is nothing out there but he's not so good that he's an unbeatable horse, if that makes any sense. Remember, this is a horse that ran third in the Derby, won the Preakness by a nose, lost the Belmont, and was third in the Haskell. So obviously, when he faces other good horses, he can be beaten. He's good but he's no superhorse.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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