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Originally Posted by miraja2
Also just out of curiosity, why do you guys like Corinthian so much? As far as I know his only real accomplishment was crossing the finish line in front of First Sam and Flashy Bull in the FoY (even though he was DQ'd back to third). Based on what those horses did the rest of the spring, that doesn't seem like any great accomplishment.
Has he done something else that makes you guys like him?
Also, these are my first posts on this board since I moved from the ESPN board today. Seems like a really nice site. To those responsible I say, nice job.
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Corinthian had been dramatically improving until he got sidelined due to the injury. You could tell he was injured coming down the stretch in the FOY because of the way he was lugging in and out, yet he still crossed the finish line first. Plus, I'm a huge fan of the Jerkins barn. First Samuri and Flashy Bull both had excuses in their races after the FOY. First Samuri broke his ribs in the BG Stakes. He will be back, and when he comes back, he will be a force to be reckoned with. IMO, Flashy Bull is a notch below these two, but he is still a very nice horse. In his first start after the FOY, the Kentucky Derby, Flashy Bull got hit in the neck with Brother Derek's shoe as it came off in the early stages of the race, plus Mike Smith gave a horrible ride that day (which could be because of the shoe incident). The horse didn't stand a chance to run his race. Plus, Flashy Bull had way too many weeks in between the FOY and the Derby. Corinthian may be a notch below the top horses, but until he proves otherwise, I'm going to say he is among the top in this group of talented three year olds. If he keeps improving like he was in the early spring, he is going to be awesome. It's hard to say how good he is though until he makes that first start this summer.