Wow!
 

Okay, now start yelling he didn't beat anything. It was still a heck of race to watch.

He is probably the best horse we have seen in a long long time. Horse of the Year.

I'm very impressed...Javier did great on him.

Looked good! Guess I'll climb on the bandwagon now, admittedly a bit late. :rolleyes: Here's hoping he stays sound and happy through the BCC, which I assume is certainly where he's headed now.

I keep saying to myself 'O my God' - I'm completely stunned. I really don't know what else to say except that I have never seen a horse win like that in my life. I knew it was over when Minister's Bid closed to within about a length of Bernardini and JC hadn't moved a muscle. So much for my worry about the colt handling a sloppy track....AND he did it on the lead. I'm kind of on cloud 9 right now..........

never pulled out the whip on the stretch, cruise control

A very great horse and if anyone says he didn't beat anyone there were 9 lengths behind hime for them to fit between him and the next horse....oh yea, and he didn't even ask the horse. Very nice to see!

It was impressive in that he beat a bunch of sad horses. In fact he destroyed them, but i'm not a big fan of 5 horse races. He got the trip he wanted on the path he wanted and no one really presured him. I look foward to seeing him in the travers.

How lovely to get to see races like that. Just makes you catch your breath, doesn't it? Did you see Javier hugging his neck after the race?

Oh my God, what is that lady interviewing Javier wearing on her head? It looks like she had a fight with a giant sea cucumber.

Did you catch Javier getting a peek at the video screen in the stretch?

He knew he was so far ahead that he could jog home...didn't see the whip.

Travers baby!

True...it's ALL about the $$$.

If not, we would have had hell of a Tricple Crown Race.

Barabaro is STILL the Super Horse for surviving.

Yes, but he's a breathtaking horse anyway; the most striking one I've ever seen. I'm still stunned, to be honest. I think I'll feel truly happy a bit later, lol

He didn't beat anyone? Ugh, I knew this was going to happen. Sunriver is a nice horse, a very nice horse, and people were talking up Minister's Bid before the race. If Bernardini beat lousy horses, then what did Barbaro do? I don't think there were any great horses in the Derby.........but that doesn't take away from his performance. Very good to potentially great horses make good ones look bad sometimes.

Betsy, I'm with you; I think it was a really exciting race and I can't wait for his next one. Already I'm feeling the "I hope they race him at 4" worries...

he barely broke a sweat, certainly found his stride today.

but don't go giving out hoy yet. still plenty of racing still to come folks!

GR,
I'm also thrilled. But if he wins the Travers and does decently in the BC, don't expect to see him run as a 4yo. Too valuable to risk.
Shed duties await.
Man alive, I wish I owned a few oil wells.

Which makes me so crazy-- he's owned by the frackin' Arabs! It's not like they need the money or anything, and they can certainly afford the insurance costs to keep him racing. Ah well.

Not doing that, but I'm not going to put a damper on my excitement because there is still a lot of racing to do. That's a given - I'm not thinking ahead more than a few hours, to be honest - I just want to enjoy the hear and now.

it's a shame he'll probably only put on a show two more times, the travers and the bcc...

This horse will be back at 4. He has the Dubai race all over him.

the sheik owns darley at jonabell and wants to be a breeding force in america. i see this horse being there next spring, not dubai. and not anywhere near a track.

Now after reading this thread, I can't wait to watch the race. My nephew is going to get the boot in a minute. :)

This horse is a great one. This horse is not only going to be one of the best to ever run, but with his breeding he will be one of the big impact horses on the breed.

And I am not a fan of the Darley people.

Bold i agree with alot of what you say but that last statement was way out there. "One of the best to ever run". Please he won the belmont and a beat 4 weak horses in the slop. Can we wait for him to trounce everyone in the travers then the bcc before we name him king of horse world. No doubt the horse has a beautiful stride and has immense talent but no one knows how good that horse is.

I get the feeling he will trounce everyone in both of those races.

And i would tend to agree with you. I think he has a great shot but you can't call this horse one of the best to ever run off a belmont win and a jim dandy win. The horse has to be able to show up for the big races. If he can win the bcc i will be happy to say hes the best horse i have ever seen. But its going to be a very tough road.

Bernardini won the Preakness, Jazil won the Belmont.

Typo thank you for correcting.

He beat some suspect stock but otherwise he looked good doing it. He was really geared down for much of the last 1/2 of the race. We'll see who shows up for the other bigs ones and then I'll cast my vote. Just like with Barbaro anything can happen and change things in an instant. He's the best thing going right now for sure on the East Coast.

i had the pleasure of standing within inches of him in the paddock today. . . absolutely flawless