I have no confidence in Premium Tap this year.
The only thing I can say in terms of a threat to Curlin is that I would not totally discount Vermilions chances. I realize he threw a clunker last year in this race, but it was so bad it might be wise to just throw out the effort.
Since then he's been flawless in Gr1's including a really strong performance in the Japan Cup, a tough race over a demanding track.
I'll be using him as the key exotics horse underneath Curlin, and perhaps also on top.
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