The Fountain of Youth may feature a list of sprinters masquerading as Derby horses, but it is still a deep field with a number of accomplished horses.
I actually think the prospective field for the Gotham speaks more to the depth in NY that hasn't existed in years past. Who was the leading NY based runner right now in 2008? Giant Moon? OK. Haynesfield and Mr. Fantasy might not be much but they were certainly better than Giant Moon (whose biggest accomplishment was really dominating Spanky Fischbein).
The Fla shippers that are headed up hail from a NY barn (Imperial Council) or from a trainer that has a number of contenders (Danger to Society) or from a California based trainer in search of conventional dirt.
There might not be a standout this year and since it's become so cool/easy to bash the 3YOs its the same old tune in '09 but this bunch is significantly more interesting than last year's class, for what that's worth.
NT
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