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Old 06-28-2012, 06:08 PM
freddymo freddymo is offline
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Originally Posted by parsixfarms View Post
For as much as a lot of people like to knock the Belmont as being antiquated, it has a much better record of producing sires than the Derby does. In the last twenty years, the roster of Belmont winners who became useful sires includes A. P. Indy, Lemon Drop Kid, Thunder Gulch, Empire Maker, Victory Gallop, Touch Gold, Afleet Alex, Birdstone, and Point Given. The "best" Derby-winning sire from the same time period would likely be Thunder Gulch. The best of the rest would be Street Sense, Smarty Jones, FuPeg, and Real Quiet.
Point Given thru frogs
Victory Gallop Really?
Thunder friggin Gulch?
Afleet Alex is hardily the cats meow
Birdstone ........."Elizabeth I am coming"
Touch Gold wow

This is a list of train wrecks
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