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Originally Posted by Cardus
Left Bank was dead by then, wasn't he? One of two Pletcher horses who died within weeks of each other, I believe. I think that contaminated grass was the scapegoat. No one thought (wanted) to ask Pletcher what happened to his other horses who grazed in the same area.
I was at the Breeders' Cup that year, and I recall that speed horses were faring poorly. Up comes the BC Sprint, and people around me expected the speed to collapse. Speed is very good in 6F Belmont races, and the speed types ran 1-2-3. Swept Overboard ran a terrific race that day, along with the dueling pacesetters.
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Left Bank won the Whitney the following year and finished fifth in the 2001 BC Sprint. The 2001 BC Sprint is probably special to Bobby Frankel, as it ended his 0-fer schneid.
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