I'm amused by the reactions to the loses by Indian Blessing and Kip Deville particularly. Big name horses have been caught flat-footed in return races for as long as they've run races... Those prepping for events have to return somewhere.
The showings of any of the horses that were in the headlines last week is immaterial to the topic at hand, which was there are plenty of star power name horses on the track to interest fans/players. Many under-performed over the weekend. So what? That doesn't diminish their appeal and resonance with people interested in continuity/familiarity of star runners.
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