09-30-2007, 09:14 PM
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Goodwood
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Mission Viejo, CA
Posts: 8,872
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Originally Posted by Charismatic1
In 2002, the three-year-olds were receiving most of the praise going into the Classic: Medaglia d'Oro, War Emblem, Came Home, and, to a lesser extent, Harlan's Holiday, Hawk Wing, and Perfect Drift. However, other than Came Home, none had beaten older (not sure about Hawk Wing). Perhaps, the most comparable year could be 2000. Albert the Great dominated the Gold Cup after being beaten by Fusa$hitty in the Jerome. Giant's Causeway had run real strong against the elders in GB & I. Lastly, Tiznow and Captain Steve had proven to be the two best out west. Concurrent with their rise, Lemon Drop Kid, Golden Missile, and Behrens began to slide off their best form leading many to target one of the three-year-olds.
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Good calls on 2000 & 2002. The group in 2002 was far less talented than this years', however...
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