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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
He was second in the Grade 1 Carter....which had an ungraded field last year....but you know that.
Here's the point....if someone had a crystal ball and said I happen to know that either Sir Greeley OR Strong Contendor will be a Grade 1 winner in 2007, and there was wagering on this proposition, Strong Contendor would be 1:9. That is indisputable.
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I 'd love to take 1:9 on that. There are a limited number of G1 winners in route races in the older male division. Last year you had Invasor, Lava Man, Premium Tap, Seek Gold, and Brass Hat. That was it, five older males won a G1 routing. In the sprints you had Thor's Echo, Pure As Gold, Bordonaro, Bishop Court Hill, Siren Lure, Silver Train, and Pomeroy. So seven older horses won a G1 sprinting. Seek Gold is a rare case, typically you have to be very good to win a G1 routing in the older horse division while we know that G1 sprints are frequently won by less than G1 animals.
All I'm asking for is when Sir Greeley beats Strong Pretender on Saturday that all the Pretendermaniacs don't make excuses or go into hiding and acknowledge that they either underrated Sir Greeley, overrated Strong Pretender, or both.