Is Curlin being overrated by the margins over nothing horses?

[SniperSB23]

Let's imagine for a second that Ketchikan didn't get injured and ran in the Arkansas Derby and duplicated his 99 Beyer. Now let's assume Curlin runs the exact same race, finishes the same distance ahead of Storm in May and the rest of the field but is only 2-3 lengths ahead of Ketchikan. Is there the same amount of buzz for him as there is now? Don't get me wrong, I think he's a heck of a horse and one of the few that has a shot to win on Derby day but I really think people should think of this scenario (using whatever 99 Beyer horse you'd like) to evaluate him instead of basing it on blowing away a bunch of sprinter/miler types at 9 furlongs.