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Originally Posted by Sightseek
I think the odds on Invasor speak that he was under-rated. The big boys were believed to be Lava Man & Bernardini, and DrugS explaination of the horses behind Invasor & Sun King explain why I think the race was under-rated, which may have affected what people thought of on Invasor. (that and the Suburban field wasn't all that hot either)
Maybe I need a better word for McLaughlin, Gorella & Prado...over-looked perhaps? Guess we'll wait to see on Eclipse day.
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Don't forget that Invasor was a bit higher in price than he might have otherwise been as a result of getting sick and missing the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Recall that he was coming into the race off a 3-month layoff which was *not* by design. He was coming off a recent illness, missed his prep race, and missed a few days of training. All of those factors raised questions about if he'd be able to deliver a peak performance and definitely contributed to his being the forgotten horse.