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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I always thought Silver Charm was good but never thought he was great. He made his big claim to fame by winning the first two legs of the TC but I thought he was lucky to win the Preakness because of Touch Gold's rough trip. I thought Touch Gold was the one that should have won two legs that year. Silver Charn certainly earns points for consistency at the top level but I never considered him to be truly great.
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Agreed.
I seem to be in the small minority that thinks that that crop was overrated and overhyped. It was a strong crop certainly, but back then, everyone seemed to think it was 1973.