Getting a win here doesn't change the fact that it was stupid to run him in the Derby. I don't think anyone ever said that they thought he was a tired or overused horse. Just misplaced. In fact, I take the opposite view. I thought he was a fresh horse. He hasn't run in months. He didn't run a step in the Derby and only ran a quarter mile in the Blue Grass.
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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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