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Originally Posted by justindew
Why? Because horses aren't allowed to get good for one 5 week period in their career? Mine That Bird won the Derby fair and square. And he damn near won the Preakness and the Belmont. He unquestionably accomplished the most throughout the entire Triple Crown that year. And it seems the majority of the posters here would have been fine with a system that excluded him, seemingly so that horses like Twinspired can earn a berth. You people are out of your minds.
Or maybe they could just restrict the field to the horses that brought the highest price at auction. And save 5 spots for the homebreds whose sires have the highest stud fees.
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The fact that Mine That Bird had an incredible Triple Crown run, which he did, doesn't change the fact that he had HORRIBLE credentials for the Derby. Only in a fluky year where the earnings basement was so low was he even able to get into the field.
Basing Mine That Bird being deserving of entry into the Derby on his 2YO form in Canada is idiotic. Are you seriously comparing him to a horse like Twinspired who has hit the board in two prep races (albeit on synthetics)? To steal a line from someone who lurks here, Twinspired is Alydar at this point compared to Mine That Bird.
I'm not even sure why MTB came up in this discussion. His Derby candidacy and the race that he ran to win it should forever be considered the exception. Am I glad he got into the Derby that year? Sure, but that three race stretch he put together was nothing short of shocking.