i know i personally haven't agreed that it was a weak field....many others have pointed out (correctly) that he didn't beat the best of this years crop in this race.
i haven't seen any criticisms of the horse. not many on the field he faced. i think most of it is directed to the hysteria building around bernardini.
yes, we enjoyed his race. he looked really, really good and won it easily.
it's just most of us aren't yet saying he's the reincarnation of citation. nor are we ready to concede a win in open company. anyone who has watched this sport for very long knows how hard it can be for a horse to step up the next level. hell, i hope he does it. it'd be great to see. but i'm certainly not going to offer any guarantee on it happening!
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