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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
i know you are probably aiming this ludicrious comment at me mr wopS, but that's just too ridiculous to let pass by.
barbaro was only getting better as he got more experience running on the main track. while yeah, he was obviously an all time great (would have been) on turf, he was only making his 4th start on dirt in the derby, which as you know, is the first time he ever ran (turf or dirt) completely professionally and without any stretch goofyness. maybe in his first or second dirt race, he wouldnt have beaten smarty in the derby, but by the time he had put together his derby race, he'd have slaughtered at least afleet alex and smarty, and most definitely would have beaten bernardini.
how's emily?
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She is well.
You might be putting far to much emphasis on the obvious upside Barbaro had....when evaluating those three races of his.
He beat Great Point in the first of his three dirt races, wore down the mighty Sharp Humor in the other. (I strongly defended his performance in the FLA Derby on these boards---it wasn't nearly as bad as some made it out to be---but, it was hardly that impressive) and, in the Kentucky Derby--he fell into the dream stalk-n-go trip and made the best of it. Beating such stars as the talent deficiant Bluegrass Cat, the hopepless plotter Steppenwolfer, and a pair of immortals named Jazil and Brother Derek.
He
might have been developing rapidly, and I know how much you liked him before the Derby, but, I just never saw him run a dirt race that was truly better than Smarty Jones Preakness, or Afleet Alex's Preakness, or any of Discreet Cat's races, or Bernardini's career best effort in the Breeders Cup Classic.