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Originally Posted by gales0678
steve - i know you for a few years , but how you come up with a 12/1 line on dunkirk makes no sense to me, i probably don't get it- he was a good second on a speed favoring track to a horse that would have been the favorite or 2nd choice if he was in the field
can you walk me through how you would come up with 12/1 on him against this field ?
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I wasn't a fan from Day 1, but given that he was a game second to the fastest 3yo in the crop in Quality Road, (who was my selection in the race had he run), he demanded respect in this spot. He owns the kind of acceleration and turn kick that plays well in the Derby and was certainly bred for the trip. He had the lightly-raced, unproven Curlin-esque factor of a horse that needed to be feared.
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