Admittedly, I'm a Lukas fan and believe in him so I'll give FFC more of a chance simply because of Lukas. But I honestly feel that I've seen enough improvement in his last two races to feel he's going in the right direction. The Rebel was horrible. I think that a horse going in the right direction, some other horses coming off of their toughest races ever (and doing so in only two weeks), and the master behind the controls.......could equal a much better effort than anyone is anticipating. The question is whether even on his best day, he could be as good as those others? I think that if Curlin, CQ, Hard Spun and SS all run their best, FFC is looking at fifth at best. But if any of them stumble a bit and regress, he could sneak into the picture.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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