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Old 03-14-2011, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by OldDog View Post
Why did Charismatic go off at such high odds in the Kentucky Derby showing the improvements that he had made?
You'd have to compare his PPs to the other contenders that year.

According to the recaps, it was a weird Derby- no pace and a lot of traffic trouble. Clearly a lot of people didn't feel Charismatic was the best horse even after the race- he wasn't the favorite in the Preakness, either.
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