My opinion is that they really wanted to run in the Travers but things didn't break their way. By things, I don't mean the surgery. I believe physically, he's ok to go. I mean that I think they were hoping the field would come up really light. Probably hoping that Rachel would go in the Alabama. Hoping that Quality Road would go in the King's Bishop. Hoping that Kensei or Summer Bird would skip here and go in the Penn Derby. Rachel's people kept her out but he's still got all three of the others to beat and I think that is what's playing the biggest part in this. It's my feeling now that he's going in either the Penn Derby or the Super Derby and I'm leaning towards Philly. I think the Goodwood is just talk. What sense would the Goodwood make? If they go there and he runs horrible again, then what do you do with him? Still take him to the Classic over a track he's run bad on twice....against the best competition of his career? I'd say take one of the other purses and then go all in for the Classic. If he likes the track, he does. If he doesn't, he doesn't.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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