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Old 08-04-2006, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by slotdirt
I think Flashy Bull is still finishing the Derby in what I will always refer to as the "Mike Smith path."

Anyway, is it just me, or is there some nay-sayer complaining about field strength every single time there's a race anywhere? What's wrong with this field? You have the horse who finished second in two TC races this year, a horse that ran well at Gulfstream earlier this year, another graded stakes winners, and a few wannabes. What is so awful about that? I don't have a problem with it. At least it's a reasonably full field.
I dont have a problem with the horses, I have a problem with the lack of better horses in the field. Let see here: Bernardini, AP Arrow, Point Determined, Brother Derek all decided to skip this race for whatever the reason.

Lets compare fields and lets see which would be better.

Field A
Bernardini
Ap Arrow
Point Determined
Brother Derek
Bluegrass Cat
Deputy Glitters
Strong Contendar
Flashy Bull

Field B
Flashy Bull
Awfully Smart
Strong Contender
Little Cliff
Praying for Cash
Victory Lake
Deputy Glitters
Electrify Eddie
Bluegrass Cat

At what point in time did it become popular to skip a $1mm Grade I race?? If you have a $1mm Grade I race and you dont have a Grade I winner then their is something wrong.
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