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Originally Posted by Travis Stone
I actually think this is why there's so much hate for him. If this were Larry Jones, or almost anyone else, we'd be really excited and would say, "If there's one trainer who can get a horse like this ready, it's him!"
The bottom line is this: He ran second to Quality Road, Quality Road is one of the best horses out there, which should, by default, make Dunkirk better than a lot of horses out there. So, because it's the biggest race, he deserves a chance to run.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not picking him, in fact, I think he's probably a bet against, especially with the pace.
FWIW, the comparison to Big Brown was merely on the lightly-raced angle... not in their abilities.
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you'll have to trust me when i say i would be just as turned off regardless of who trained him. and i've said on here that i don't think FF is the one to go with either, so that ought to give me some back up.
summer bird hit the board behind old fashioned and papa clem yesterday. i've seen one person mention he might be worth another look- i just don't think placement in fla means he's second best out there. or even third, fourth, fifth, etc.
lol
we both seem to have the same feeling regarding dunkirks chances in the derby...
are you leaning any certain way on who you think will handle everything in a few weeks?