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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER
Did Songster run a time like ANEW'S? That's what it would take for me to agree that he was "just better than Bling" that day.That's how good this Bling is.You just don't understand how fast the horse is.Bling can run the 108.10 that ANEW did.Songster ran a 108.88,and that's the difference (about 3-4 lengths,)and that's why Songster just isn't better.You'll see Bling blow by him when they meet again.The question is whether Bling can beat ANEW.
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I think you may be a bit too high on TMB. In his two wins out west this year he beat no one, and he floated over that Aqueduct strip that he obviously loved and Songster didn't take to. I've never been a huge guy on times, because the tracks are all so different now, even day to day, and come on the Belmont strip was lightning fast Belmont day. I'd like to see Anew next time out, because I'm not too sold on him, I think they are all going to need to beat Henny Hughes, because he looks like the real thing, and Afrashad was as impressive, if not more than Anew or anyone that day. What about that speedball? But, again you have shown that you don't get what Baffert was trying to tell EVERYONE, that they are trying to get him to relax, and the rail draw makes that a tough task. So their choice was either to stay with their plan of stalk and pounce, 3 for 3 on the year, or pop and stop like last year.