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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Freisan Fire's speed, if nothing else, will be his undoing down the road. It's entirely possible that one day he may not get an absolutely perfect trip.
He's OK, though, and better than I have given him credit for being.
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I liked what I saw today. I had "all" in the pick 4 because the previous races ended up going my way so obviously I was against him but he has improved in every race, as the races get longer and experience. He's a hell of a lot better than I've given him credit for, I had discounted the NY 2YO races so much thanks to the poor performances of Break Water Edison, Hello Broadway, and Vineyard Haven, and figured his FG races were perfect-trip mirages against much lesser (kind of like Pyro last year). I think we have forgotten with so many recent Derby winners being so lightly raced (and undefeated, for that matter) that the old school way was to have a horse built for distance that improves with every start. His stablemate probably has more talent but has less of a chance to get the distance due to pedigree and running style, which seems pretty one-dimensional, he dragged the jock to the lead today into a pretty ridiculous pace. FF at least has shown he can sit off a few lengths and put in a run when called on.
The best horse of this generation isn't even nominated for the Triple Crown yet (of course he probably will be soon). Other than him, FF might be the 2nd most likely winner of the Derby at this point.