I might be in the minority on this but I take the 109 for Big Brown as being correct. My initial thinking was a 110 for him. With a lightly raced 3YO, big jump ups are very possible. The Derby winner almost always "moves forward" to a new top. Somebody earlier said Big Brown was a "104-106" type horse. With 3 career races, how could anyone pidgeonhole him like that. And forget about the ground loss. Yes he was wide on both turns but that's T-Graph and Ragozin territory. Beyer figures NEVER bring ground loss into the equation.
I brought up the fact Harlem Rocker's past perfs are very similar to Bernardini but I guarantee you he will not do what Bernardini did at Pimlico. Lets see how Harlem Rocker handles graded stakes company against more than 3 overmatched rivals.
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