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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
Okay, but Curlin IS in this race, and Curlin was no match in the KY Derby for the top two. It was Storminmay and Deadly Dealer who finished 2nd and 3rd in the Ark Derby, ahead of FCC. Check out the derby charts to see what happened to Storm In May when he tried to go a distance that is not good for him.
FCC has got no solution to get him on the board in the Preakness. At the end of the race he will be hopelessly out of it.
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And if Curlin runs his race again here, I don't think FFC can beat him. But there is a chance he doesn't run his race. I feel very strongly that this is the wrong place to be running hm. I feel about him like I did about Lion Heart coming back in the Preakness. Not worth it. I do think he can win and he's my pick to win but long term, I don't think it's worth it.
The thing is that even though Storm in May and Deadly Dealer were ahead of him in Arkansas doesn't mean I think they are better horses. Many factors can play into why a race order of finish comes in the way that it does without it meaning that the order determines the actual rank of the horses. Again, I personally thought that FFC was the second best horse in the race in Arkansas. What Storm in May did in the Derby has nothing to do with the Preakness and FFC. At least not that I see.
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