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Originally Posted by King Glorious

Unless of course, you look at what Smarty Jones was able to get (118 or so), Afleet Alex (112 or so), Medaglia d'Oro (119 or so), Lost in the Fog (multiple 110+), Bellamy Road (120). I could go on and on. A 106 Beyer puts him on par with such greats of recent years as Brother Derek, Lawyer Ron, Greeley's Galaxy, Sweetnorthernsaint, High Limit, Birdstone, Dynever, Rock Hard Ten, Hard Spun, and Tiago. Still behind horses like Curlin, Street Sense, Flower Alley, Any Given Saturday, and Funny Cide. Fact is clear here. A 106 is not a horrible number. It's even less horrible for a 3yo. But it's nothing even remotely special and it's hardly great. And it's certainly not enough to put Big Brown on the pedastal that so many people wanted to put him on. It's also August. Many of those that I named were able to run their bigger figures much earlier in the year.

Don't forget Sinister Minister. He got like a 160.

And he only needed until April.