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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
Invasor was a pretty nice horse, but great? No way.
Bernardini, he was also a really good horse as well, but I just don't get how people went off the deep-end with him.
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I adored Bernardini and just thought he was a tremendous horse. He didn't get a chance to prove his greatness as a 4 year old, which stinks. Maybe Invasor wasn't "great", but I see people knocking his race to this very good older horse as proof that Bernardini was not very good and that makes no sense. I think it's possible to think a horse is very good and very talented without thinking he's the greatest thing ever. Bernadini did have exceptional talent, but thanks to the Sheikh, we'll never know what he could have done as he improved as an older horse. I also think it's unfair to knock him because Barbaro broke down in the Preakness. Bernardini ran great that day - who's to say he wouldn't have won anyway? That would have been a very nice rivalry - too bad it didn't happen.
No one loves Indy more than I do, but yes - I absolutely think Bernardini could have beaten him.