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My impression is that this crop has more potential than most of recent years. I'd have to go back maybe 10-12 years to find this many horses with this much promise. Whether that promise will be fulfilled is the question. |
#2
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![]() Interesting that some folks here have such a high opinion of themselves that they cannot disagree in a civil manner.
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"Always be yourself...unless you suck!" |
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![]() This is retarded.
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#4
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Really? How so? Almost every single crop in the last 10 years has sucked, and you know it. |
#5
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![]() Put Data Link in the Wood. Give him a shot.
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#6
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A lot of times they only appeared to suck because the older male division was actually strong and deep. Curlin, Street Sense, and Hard Spun wouldn't have looked very good to a lot of people if Ghostzapper, Mineshaft, Congaree, Medgalia D' Oro, Pleasantly Perfect, Roses In May etc are all going strong in the handicap division. |
#7
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The 2007 3yos were insanely overrated, in large part to what you say above. As to those really good older horses you mention, those were all 3yos from nearly 10 years ago. |
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![]() lets talk sharp humor
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#9
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![]() I put his son Glint on as kind of a joke - and no one called me out ... though, he could be ok.
John Shireffs big 3yo this year - Mr. Commons isn't a bad 3 total starts horse. On dirt - he went 3/5ths faster than Evening Jewel's race last out. He's by Artie Schiller though - and looked great on turf. |
#10
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![]() 3-year-old crops since 2000:
2010: pure dogsh!t 2009: A 3yo filly was open lengths superior to everything 2008: Big Brown and a bunch of dogsh!t 2007: Solid crop - not as talented at the top as '06, but much deeper. 2006: Bernardini, Discreet Cat, Barbaro - no depth though 2005: Afleet Alex, Bellamy Road - and a lot of junk 2004: solid crop - but the older males were friggen strong. 2003: Very solid crop - but the older males were friggen strong 2002: War Emblem, Medaglia D' Oro, Came Home - avg depth 2001: VERY strong wildly underrated crop going into the Kentucky Derby - injuries took a big toll. Almost everything got hurt before year end. 2000: Awesome crop. VERY talented and easily the deepest of all since. |
#11
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This crop, potentially (since everyone is so lightly raced), has both significant talent and depth. You really need to go back 11 years, to 2001, to find a really good group. |
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![]() Point taken, but that's a bit hard on Flower Alley wouldn't you say? He was a good 3yo.
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Yeah, most of the crops recently have sucked but you could have picked 10 exciting maiden or allowance winners most of those years in March and speculated about what they could have been. They never end up being anything. |
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Maybe 3 or 4 tops - and they will almost always have sprint pedigrees like Eightyfiveinafifty - even Big Brown had a sprint pedigree. Since Curlin's big Jan maiden win - how many promising 3yo's with two races or less and distance friendly pedigrees have we seen? |
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![]() Mr soffeles
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I think there's not much depth at all in this crop. They don't run enough and the Derby trail in general is getting more and more difficult to get excited about. |
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![]() It might be the strongest crop since. . . 2007.
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