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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Rip Van Winkle ran 3/5ths of a second faster than 2yo's in his last race .. and that was at his best distance.
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That was his 2nd Group I win in a row. His 3rd race back, in July, was a 2nd place finish (by a length) to European Horse-of-the-Millenium, Sea of Stars. I think it's fair to consider Rip Van Winkle a top-notch European, and lately that's been enough to threaten our best. According to multiple observers (and I mean before the race) he shipped terribly and had major problems acclimating to his Santa Anita environs. His connections admitted as much in the days just before the race.
--Dunbar