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Old 01-24-2009, 05:24 PM
RollerDoc RollerDoc is offline
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Default 2008 Kentucky Derby follow up questions

I am seeking some responses as to why I feel Big Brown's victory in the 2008 Kentucky Derby was not celebrated nearly as much as his accomplishment deserves to be. I have watched this race now over 100 times and please tell me what i am missing.

My take:

I saw an incredible horse run from the 20th post, (in the most storied horse race) including positioning himself through the cavalry charge, FIVE WIDE on two turns, and at the top of the stretch he shot like a rocket to win by nearly five lengths. Say what you want about the arguably weaker competition (than past years), but please tell me why this was not a victory for the ages considering the degree of difficulty of the chemistry of this race, and the post position he had to overcome, not to mention the margin of victory?

I honestly do respect the opinions on this board. I am just looking for comments based on this one race. Let's leave out all of the owner/trainer/jockey/other races and just discuss my questions above.
Thanks...and if you haven't seen this race in a while, here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi9H_G4ztIU
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