it is stuff like this that makes me sort of sad that barbaro broke down and that bernardini retired when he did.
barbaro never got to demonstrate the true extent of his greatness.
bernardini never really got to demonstrate the true extent of his mediocrity.

Bernardini was nowhere near "mediocre" and while I thought that Barbaro was the better of the two, I refuse to discount that Bernardini was a very nice horse.

If you think he's so mediocre, why are you so convinced about Invasor winning this weekend? Bernardini ran a good race in the Breeders Cup and finished 2nd by a length to Invasor. Your logic is skewed IMO.

altho i agree that bernardini wasn't mediocre, avances post still made me grin....

I really don't think Barbaro would have beaten Bernardini in the Preakness, but I sure would have liked to see it. I tend to believe, as many others speculate, that Barbaro may have been better on the grass.