134th Preakness Field Close to Set

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by CSC

I'm counting on that opinion...otherwise there is no rhyme or reason taking MTB at anything less than 8-1.

it's not an opinion, it's a definition of the word fluke-which is what describes saturday to a tee. no matter how much people want to go back and try to find rhyme or reason for what he did....there is no explanation other than to say it's unexplainable.

no one had that horse. not one handicapper in the media gave this horse anything other than 'no chance'.
now, if you want to think his performance is the start of a great thing, i can't argue with that. maybe he's an emerging three year old. or maybe he's not. i'm thinking at this point he's not. we shall see.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Danzig

it's not an opinion, it's a definition of the word fluke-which is what describes saturday to a tee. no matter how much people want to go back and try to find rhyme or reason for what he did....there is no explanation other than to say it's unexplainable.

no one had that horse. not one handicapper in the media gave this horse anything other than 'no chance'.
now, if you want to think his performance is the start of a great thing, i can't argue with that. maybe he's an emerging three year old. or maybe he's not. i'm thinking at this point he's not. we shall see.

Hindsight is 20/20? Yeah I know. I know absolutely no one paid attention to him before the race, and why should they? His last 3 races he was a victim of peculiar rides nicely stated...Regardless, I am not saying this may be the start of something great...I am of the view that the derby which featured a final sub 24 last split is more real than fluke or atleast I am not going to summarily dismiss him this time around.