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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
I love how the "he beat nothing" crowd never decides to chime in until after a race is run.. Before the Preakness, I never heard anybody calling Brother Derek or Sweetnorthernsaint "nothing." Before the Jim Dandy, I never heard anybody calling Minister's Bid, Dr. Pleasure, Sunriver, etc. "nothing." It's always after the race that these horses suddenly become nothing. Gee, I wonder what the reason for that could be..
Could it possibly be that Bernardini just makes them look like nothing? No, that couldn't be it. He's just lucky he runs into a whole bunch of horses, who, upon postrace inspection, are nothing.
More to the point, this is a tremendous 3-year-old class. Anyone who disagrees must have slept through the last four TC seasons. And Bernardini and Discreet Cat happen to be the two best 3-year-olds in a LONG time.. Who's better? I honestly can't say. Bernardini has accomplished more, but when I saw DC's comeback race in person, my jaw hit the ground.. There's no telling how good this horse is.
The <a href="bottom%20line" onmouseover="window.status='bottom line'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">bottom line</a> is these are two OUTSTANDING horses and nobody can seem to enjoy it. Everyone wants to get caught up in who's better than who or who beat what.. Man, let it go. They're both otherworldly talent-wise.. |
Great post, and I agree. Barbaro beat some of the same horses and he's one of the greatest ever, but when Bernardini does it, he's lucky? There will be no asteriks in the history books for the Preakness or any of his other races, so history will be kinder to Bernardini than some fans have been.
By the way, I'm not saying DC might not be as good or better than Bernardini -he might or might not be (because as much room as DC has to improve, Bernardini has as much or more). But maybe Bernardini would blow DC's doors off or maybe there is not much between them. I really don't think they will ever face each other.......Let's just hope the both race next year and we can watch them do some spectacular things. Talents like these don't come around very often. Again, great post, Ateam!