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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Bernardini is a hardened veteran compared to Discrete Cat. He ran in some real races....he dealt with the pace in the Preakness, rated kindly even when Brother Derek flew up on his flank on the backstretch, and laughed off the shenanigans the Bluegrass Cat/High Cotton tandem had planned for him going into the first turn of the Travers. Not saying these were gargantuan tasks but they at least showed something about Bernardini. Discrete Cat? What the hell has he done? He won a race in Dubai so suspect that Testimony, a virtual 20 claimer BUT owned by Darley, was able to somehow finish second. He won an allowance race with a perfect and trouble-free trip at Saratoga versus nothing and nobody. What he is is fast...very fast. What he also is is sore....very sore. What he also is is a horse who has faced absolutely no tests in his entire career. Maybe he's so great that no horse in the world can ever get close to him.
I'll be betting he isn't.
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what kills me is the whole What could have been scenerio. What would we be looking at if Discreet Cat was never sold after his win in Saratoga last year. A KY Derby Winner? A winner of any of the TC races?
A Travers winner? Are his former owners kicking themselves or enjoying their big pay day? We'll never know!!!!!!!!