[blackthroatedwind]

First of all, Joel, I have been a big fan of Bernardini since he destroyed the field in the Preakness and have never said anything negative about him. He's overrated only in that he is being talked about as though he is one of the all-time greats and he has simply not done enough to prove that. Right now I liken him to Point Given, certainly extremely good, but not as fast as the likes of Ghostzapper or even Skip Away to name a couple recent horses. On the other hand, he could well prove as good or even better if given a chance to race as a 4YO, something I would be very excited to see. I love seeing actual good horses and Bernardini is certainly one already and one would have to believe considering his age and relative inexperience that he has upside. It would be a real shame if he were retired after this year.

As for Discreet Cat, there is no denying he is very talented, but your response was poor considering it was you who made some implication that Godolphin was wondering where his real competition was when, in fact, it is Godolphin that has, and is, ducking this supposed " real competition ". It is comments like that that cement your position as their head cheerleader.