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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
Which top ones have actually run? Yeah, there were a lot of legit reasons among them (although I will still never believe Bluegrass Cat's injury) but who knows how many of those "legit" reasons wouldn't have quickly become non-issues if the top runners in the Classic division were running 105-107 Beyers? I mean heck, we haven't even had a Derby winner run in the Traver's since 1995.
The current trend in the breeding industry which baffles me is that a loss will destroy the value of a stallion prospect. Everyone wants to sell their stallions on a combo of what they've done and what they could have done. No one wants to take the chance of actually finding out what they could have done. This is why I think the top 3yos went from doubtful/questionable to come back to probable. None of them wanted to really find out if they could have beat Invasor. All of them are willing to find out if they could beat Flashy Bull.
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Bluegrass Cat was not going to be sold. His stud fee would be the same regardless of where he finished in the Classic unless he won or ran a good second. Afleet Alex had a legit injury, Smarty Jones had a legit injury, who else skipped the Classic?