I think this Whitney field might actually be the best field in this division this year East of the Mississippi. Not saying it's a particularly great field but deepest of anything they've had this year and although not great, not too bad. At least it's interesting. How will Commentator do in his return to routing? I think this is a better game for him than sprints are. Was Notional's return to dirt really the key to his return to showing the potential he showed early in his career? Student Council, for all the ribbing he takes (and a lot comes from me), is still among the better horses in his division. Whether that is a result of the pathetic state of the division or not is irrelevant really. He's still among the best in it. Grasshopper is not too far off of that either. Timber Reserve is one that I had high hopes for following the Penn Derby and I haven't given up on him yet. So for me, the race is at least interesting which is much more than I can say about any other race in the division this year. I'm looking for a Commentator/Notional exacta.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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