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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
Do you think Giant Oak is getting better? I thought his improved effort in the Ill Derby had more to do with weaker competition.
He may be a decent horse and I like that his connections are being careful with him but I like him in teh American and/or Hollywood Derby more than any others this year.
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Oh I definitely like him for the Mid-America triple this summer if that's the route they go with him. His maiden race was phenomenal and I think he's going to prove to be a pretty serious grass runner...not sure we still know how good he is on that surface.
It's not that I think he's a Gr I type dirt horse or anything, but his three non-turf races that were run on the square (ie, no track made of soup and no horrific traffic trouble) were plenty solid for me to give him credit. On top of that, I am pretty confident that he'll get better as the year goes on.
He's long in the tooth for excuses, but it's tough to really know, because I'm still not sure we know how good he may or may not be, and my money is on us finding out this summer that he's a hell of a racehorse.