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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
Well said.
It's easy to poke fun at Stall because he's had a couple of horses who looked like they might be good. Fact of the matter is that Blame has already proven he's a good horse.
I never really understood why everyone thought Ketchikan was so highly regarded as he never really accomplished anything before getting hurt. My Pal Charlie showed up for the Super Derby as a N1X winner and he retired as an N1X winner and Super Derby winner. He had potential but never realized it and that, I think, is more the exception than the rule with Stall.
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Ketchikan was a good horse with a lot of potential. In the Louisiana Derby, he made a premature move on the first turn, set splits of 23.61, 46.53, 1:10.88 before yielding to Circular Quay in the stretch. It was huge effort by Ketchikan in only his fourth career start. In his prior effort, he easily won a Nw1x mile allowance and got a 99 BSF. Unfortunately, he was never the same after being injured while preparing for the Arkansas Derby.