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Originally Posted by miraja2
Why would they have needed persuading on that matter? Did the connections think that Roses in May would have somehow benefitted from such a battle before Frankel talked them out of it? That doesn't make any sense at all.
It seems pretty obvious that those two battling it out on the front end would most likely have only benefitted Pleasantly Perfect and Birdstone.
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That's true, however, Ghostzapper and Roses In May were not entry mates, either. Roses In May for all intents and purposes was a confirmed front runner. If the Whitney and Woodward were any indication, both horses could have conceivably gone a lot faster in a more competitively run race.
Ghostzapper drew the rail, and 99.9% of the time would have most likely suffered for it, but Frankel was able to secure a free pass.