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Originally Posted by Meridian_Artisan
Look out.
Secreteriet bashing is next.
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Still missing it DaHoss? Comparing Barbaro to Secretariat.
First of all Meridian, nobody is bashing Barbaro. Saying that I don't think he was as great as the media and his fans made him out to be is not bashing. Bashing would be saying that he wasn't any good. I clearly said that he was a really good horse and that there was a chance the had he continued on, we could have seen him be even better.
I don't think that Barbaro's Derby was as good as Smarty's Rebel, Preakness or Belmont. So I don't agree that he was at least as impressive on the track as Smarty was. And even if I were to go along with you on that, it was still one great performance compared to three for Smarty. Outside of the Derby, Barbaro had a string of rather ordinary performances, IMO. I'm sure part of that was by design. No need to empty the chamber during the prelims. But part of what separates the stars from the superstars is even when they aren't emptying the chamber, they still put in superstar efforts. Smarty's Rebel, Secretariat's Gotham, Sunday Silence's SA Derby, for example.
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