The one thing that scares me
 

About Bernardini's post..

3 Bernardini Javier Castellano Tom Albertrani Even
4 George Washington (IRE) Mick Kinane Aidan P. O'Brien 10-1

I have no confidence that a Coolmore horse is going to let a Darley horse (especially a monster Darley horse) get off to a clean break. None. This worries me considerably.

Interesting thought..

but why comprimise the chance of their own horse.. especially one of GW's caliber.

Man I completely agree and I don't think CD stewards can do anything to Kinane but deal with his placement in this race.

and they are really going to sacrifice a horse of GW's caliber in order to play spoiler in a 4 million plus race? Come on.

Save the excuses for when he loses.

Veering in at the start doesn't really compromise the chances of GW, or at least the effect it would have on GW pales in comparison to the amount of damage it could possibly do to Bernardini.

I've heard the explanation for running in the BCC rather than the BCM as being "Winning the BCM would not do as much for his stud value".. I believe that's partly true, but I feel like the other reason is to see if they can beat the supposedly invincible Darley horse.

All I'm saying is watch the break closely. I hope I'm wrong and no funny business goes on, but I'm leery.

BTW,does anybody know the story about what went on with Librettist in the QE2? That trip,and real obvious intentional bump coming into straightaway was no accident,and I remember Dettori was furious about it.

It can potentially do damage to BOTH horses and could lead to possible injury. They arent going to try that with a horse as valuable as GW.

Right. We'll see.

I agree. I think it's pretty obvious that entering GW in the classic was a chance for Coolmore to try and beat the Sheik's, but I highly doubt they'd injure their own horse to do it.

I may be wrong here but from what I recall they used their lesser value horse to do the dirty work to help their more valuable horse. I can't see them risking a horse like GW just to try and take out Bernardini.

Yeah I think the Coolmore gang are the lowlife pieces of **** in this rivalry. :rolleyes:

will dini favor inside rail trip or swing out a little and check back in after the dust settles at start?

Wow.. Who says GW gets injured? Every time I watch a break where one horse comes in on the other, the inside horse is ALWAYS the one worse for the wear. Always.

Yeah, it's just the evil Darley guys and the Coolmore guys are too busy simonizing their halos to get into any of that. Give me a ****ing break.

I hope they both dead heat for last. I want to see degenerate gamblers who overbet cry like little girls.

I thought I heard GW was a bad gate break horse, shouldn't matter if that's the case...

Yeah it's really a non-issue unless Bernarjesus stumbles out of the gate.

berni will just laugh and then roll...........no problem man..id be more scared of oracle cursing a fave down the lane...lol

Bernardini's only loss came when he was on the inside, may be nothing because that was his first start and not his ideal distance, but he isn't used to have many horses on his outside...

lobster horse runs in the ninth at aq...

He isn't used to running against full fields period! LMAO :D

IMO, the full field will be Bernie's downfall (if there is one.)

I know.. I still think he's gonna win, I'm just saying I'd be slightly more confident if GW was on the other side of the track.

im more scared of kent takeing out the field into the first turn on suave...in hopes of a placing...

Joey,you would rather be next to G.W. than next to Brother D.,right? I remember B.D. knockin' Your Tent or Mine around really hard coming out of the gate at the start of the HWD Futurity.Haven't seen that horse since.Then again,I guess Brother could cause a chain rxn. deal.

I know what you should be concerned with.G.W. HAS NO SPEED,and you do.That means the horse to your right will soon be the 5 horse (Lawyer Ron-P.Val.) Now,I guarantee you that one will ride your horse just as much as Javy will.

Thats exactly why he'll shoot outta the gate to hook Lava Man early... GW is not going to be a factor early on !!

I think the only chance George Washington has is to knock Bernardini down, but let's be realistic here, who was the last European horse to NOT break 15 lengths behind the field in the Breeders Cup?

I will say Bernardini looks absolutely gorgeous and on the muscle on the Bloodhorse page, he looks like he's ready to rumble. I say he wins on Saturday rather comfortably, although I sure won't be disappointed if Lava Man or Brother Derek were to upset, I always cheer for the hometeam. ;)

I'll chime in on this one for my two pennies worth.
Of course there's plenty of talent.
That said, in my humble opinion, it comes down to a "jockey race".
The horses have the "stuff" but it takes a rider with smarts to find it.
We'll see.
I haven't made up my mind yet on my bets, but I'm not looking at peds in this one. Some are capable genetics-wise.
The savy of the jocks will "tell the tale".
Should be interesting....look for "value" and riders that know how to "bring out the best...and a little bit more."

I wouldn't be scared of George Washington's post, I would be scared if he likes the dirt. If he does, Bernardini might be in trouble.

Nothing to worry about. Dini will fly out of the gate, while GW will walk out of the gate.