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Old 08-26-2006, 05:36 PM
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:39 PM
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as much as I loved Barbaro....I just have to believe Bernardini is the 3YO of the year.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:41 PM
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as much as I loved Barbaro....I just have to believe Bernardini is the 3YO of the year.
I have to agree. I love Barbaro but this horse is now and there are no what if's with this guy.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:41 PM
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as much as I loved Barbaro....I just have to believe Bernardini is the 3YO of the year.
I have been a "wait-and-see" type with regards to this horse and I have been critical of some of his fans. Well I saw it today. He is the goods.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:41 PM
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He's the HOY.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:43 PM
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How do you let that horse get the lead and run those slow fractions?!!!!!!!!!

The figures will be low for the race, but this guys is a monster. 3 yr old of the year, but maybe not HOY yet.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:45 PM
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How do you let that horse get the lead and run those slow fractions?!!!!!!!!!

The figures will be low for the race, but this guys is a monster. 3 yr old of the year, but maybe not HOY yet.
When you saw 48 for the half you knew it was over.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:42 PM
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I have been a "wait-and-see" type with regards to this horse and I have been critical of some of his fans. Well I saw it today. He is the goods.
ditto.....and I saw a great horse in Discreet Cat yesterday too.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:44 PM
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I"m impressed, But will Betsy and Joel be happy with 201 and change? Bluegrass Cat was clearly upset before going to the gate and Bernardini was as cool as could be.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:48 PM
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I"m impressed, But will Betsy and Joel be happy with 201 and change? Bluegrass Cat was clearly upset before going to the gate and Bernardini was as cool as could be.
Happy? I'm ecstatic. Question is, are the speed freaks? 2:01 and change is a good time and he ran pretty easily down the lane, too. If others aren't impresssed, that's not going to bother me anymore. I'm thrilled, period. By the way, Pletcher doesn't mind when BC gets washy, since he's been quoted as saying that that's when he runs his best. Bernardini dumped JC in the post-parade, so that worried me; fortunately, he did retain his cool.
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Old 08-26-2006, 06:08 PM
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Happy? I'm ecstatic. Question is, are the speed freaks? 2:01 and change is a good time and he ran pretty easily down the lane, too. If others aren't impresssed, that's not going to bother me anymore. I'm thrilled, period. By the way, Pletcher doesn't mind when BC gets washy, since he's been quoted as saying that that's when he runs his best. Bernardini dumped JC in the post-parade, so that worried me; fortunately, he did retain his cool.
Bernardini doesn't look to have a kink in his armor. They went 48 and change but picked it up to go 112 and 1:36 it was real race times and he did it on his terms. The way he won the Travers reminded me of the Pacific Classic last week,but we all know that Lava Man will be blown away by Bernardini.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:40 PM
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The Classic is shaping up to be one of the greatest races of all time if Invasor, Lava Man, Discreet Cat, Bluegrass Cat and Bernardini run.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:41 PM
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The Classic is shaping up to be one of the greatest races of all time if Invasor, Lava Man, Discreet Cat, Bluegrass Cat and Bernardini run.

Just imagine that 3YO matchup alone....Bernardini vs Discreet Cat
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:44 PM
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Can't wait to see the replay! How'd BGC look? Good, but in a lower class?

Good for Bernardini. Here's hoping he stays healthy!
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:48 PM
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Can't wait to see the replay! How'd BGC look? Good, but in a lower class?

Good for Bernardini. Here's hoping he stays healthy!
Bluegrass Cat looked good in the paddock but was wet by the time he approched the starting gate and was a bit unrulely. My guess is the he was intimidated by Bernardini.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:45 PM
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twice.

looked good. real good.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:47 PM
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High Cotton was the Cat's only chance for this race. He needed to get the lead and either burn Bernie up or help block him on the rail. Nice race by the Cat, he gave it all he could, but no way he was gaining into those fractions.
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Old 08-26-2006, 05:50 PM
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High Cotton was the Cat's only chance for this race. He needed to get the lead and either burn Bernie up or help block him on the rail. Nice race by the Cat, he gave it all he could, but no way he was gaining into those fractions.
BC is a very good horse, but he's not nearly as good as Bernardini and that has more to do with the result than the fractions do.
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Old 08-27-2006, 07:23 AM
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BC is a very good horse, but he's not nearly as good as Bernardini and that has more to do with the result than the fractions do.
Exactly. BGC ran a very nice race, probably as good as his Haskell. He beat the rest of the field by more than 6 lengths. If Bernardini were not in the race, BGC would have looked like a dominating winner.

Bernardini is just at a completely different level.

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