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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
Good response. You're right, I should show more restraint. But the constant baiting of Bernardini fans like myself from this guy really drives me nuts.
And like I said, I never mentioned him in the same breath as Secretariat, and think the only ones who did were novices on television trying to draw more attention to the Breeders' Cup.
I still believe he's the best horse in the world, but take nothing away from Invasor, who's a truly great horse in his own right.
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In all fairness, i think even the most ardent anti-bernardinians out there would agree that it looked like another effortless route when Bernardini made the turn for home. Perhaps Javy moved a little soon.
The things that we expect from racehorses these days. In my humble opinion, neither Invasor nor Bernardini have proven to be great racehorses...YET. Bernardini is racing in the withers not 6 months ago and going off at 12-1 just 3 races back! Invasor had similar odds in the Pim Special. Now off of one result, one is proven "great" and the other "overrated". Welcome to racing circa 2006.
Let me amend the "greatness" thing for Bernardini by saying he indeed was a great three year old. Beats elders in the JCGC and virtually every other three year contender with impunity. But figwise? Never had a fig race as sensational as Tiznow or Candy Ride or MDO. As an older horse i think he would be the best we have seen since at least cigar. Heres to hoping they let us see him one more year.