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Originally Posted by King Glorious
Excuse me. I was thinking of the usual times and the Arkansas Derby is in April. You knew what I meant.
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Right, but that's just the point.
Charlatan proved that he had neither the stamina nor the soundness to win the Triple Crown.
He was unable to run at 2 to be a legit contender in a normal year and even with the Derby in September he couldn't hold together long enough to make the race.
To say this 7f win in a 6-horse field off a 7 month layoff proves he would have won at 10f, 9.5f, and 12f against full fields in a span of 5 weeks ignores all other requisite qualities of a champion Thoroughbred aside from Brilliance.