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					Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
					
				 I'm sorry, then please explain this post.
 
 I didn't " beat up on the Fat Man. " I was just joking with him. It's pretty clear I have a huge amount of respect for his opinion. Just as it's also clear that I thought betting against First Defence was probably a mistake. Win or lose, he's a dramatically better horse than today's competition and he has superior turf breeding ( probably better than dirt ). He wasn't great value at even money but to me you either keyed him or passed the race.
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 they were other options.. and he allmost got beat by 1