litf gets a lot of attention, winners do that. so does funny cide (not a LOT of wins, but he did win the derby), azeri did as well. none of them were the absolute best. none of them will probably be written of 80 years from now, unlike MOW for instance who just had a new book come out about him.
however, how is any horse getting attention from fans and bettors a BAD THING?! who cares if a bunch of people bet a horse down that may not be GREAT... that helps other cappers get better odds on their picks. who cares if people go goo goo (btw, who cares who came up with that saying?) over a horse that isn't the second coming of dr fager?
i'd imagine that calder appreciated the fact that litf showed the other day, he no doubt helped sell tickets. any horse who captures the fans imagination is a good thing. it's too bad that some are all bent out of shape that these horses get so much support, despite not being THE BEST. of course that is an opinion anyway, who is the best. unless their name was colin or personal ensign, they all lose.
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