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Old 02-16-2009, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by pick4
That's a good point. But don't you think he'd like to know if he has a dirt horse? Baffert loves the attention of the Derby spotlight but he usually only goes to the race if he thinks he has a legit chance.

I find it ironic that the owner of Pioneer of The Nile got into a spat with Joe Harper at DelMar and removed all his horses from So Cal. Now he has a Derby contender who is proven on So Cal synthetic tracks and is a huge question mark when it comes to running on dirt.
I'd imagine he knows already what he has and he'll maximize the opportunities for him. (Or try to considering the variable of the mercurial ownership involved.)
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