[HaloWishingwell]

Originally Posted by CSC

From Beyer's column today.

Mine That Bird's win will be popularly regarded as the result of a once-in-a-lifetime perfect storm. Probably this opinion is correct; probably the gelding will never win another major race. However, I can remember that the other utterly implausible Derby winner, Canonero II, was regarded the same way. Two weeks later he won the Preakness and forced all of the doubters to revise their opinion that the Derby was a fluke.

I think alot of people thought WAR EMBLEM'S Derby win was a case of everyone falling asleep at the wheel and was a front running fluke. Winning The Preakness quieted the cries until The Belmont.