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Originally Posted by King Glorious
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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Wow. While I can appreciate the view that Barbaro is thought of too highly by some because of his story and the fact that we didn't get to see his flaws the rest of that is nonsense. If you think that Barbaro's Laurel Futurity was ordinary you are absolutely nuts.