he was 1-4 because he had never even looked like being out of 2nd gear in any race before.and despite the useful competition, many thought of him as the best horse owned by Sheikh Mo. that race certainly wasnt a fluke IMO, it was a culmination of a cautious season with him that allowed him to show how good he was instead of rushing him into a derby trail preperation. if you look at his RPRs, he had steady improvement every race up until the Cigar Mile... something went wrong this winter and he never recovered..
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