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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I always thought Silver Charm was good but never thought he was great. He made his big claim to fame by winning the first two legs of the TC but I thought he was lucky to win the Preakness because of Touch Gold's rough trip. I thought Touch Gold was the one that should have won two legs that year. Silver Charn certainly earns points for consistency at the top level but I never considered him to be truly great.
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Per Baffert, the reason Silver Charm didn't win the Belmont is that he didn't see Touch Gold coming down the middle of the track so he didn't know to dig in again. I know trainers blow smoke up our rears sometimes, but to say Silver Charm didn't like being passed is an understatement, so I can believe it. He didn't lose from an empty tank from what I saw. Touch Gold deserves a lot of credit though, dealing with that hoof injury from the Preakness. He just didn't win without some bad racing luck for SC.