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Originally Posted by oracle80
He didn't scare off anyone Randall. They never intended to run Invasor here unless Bern got ill.
I hate the Breeders Cup more and more every year.
This is what happens when a bunch of rumdumb sports writers decide that their eclipse vote should be based on one day's happenings.
Horses used to battle a few times per year and have rivalries. Its how Secretariat was beaten despite his greatness, and Bern is no Secretariat.
Horses have good days and bad days, even the greats.
Of course when you only have to face 3 other horses instead of 10, its a lot easier to compile a gaudy record.
The Breeders Cup makes it ok to play stay away from the leaders until one day.
Personally I'd trade that one great day of BC races for the 10-15 better days we would get one big days and grade one days the rest of the year.
This is really a disgrace.
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I agree about Invasor, it was nonsense, but how about the other trainers with older horses and little in the way of guts. Jeez, picking up a 3rd place check in this race is a decent chunk of change. Should be 8 horses in here minimum.