I think Bob's trying to give Secret Circle a chance to talk him out of running him in the Derby. If he gets the job done again, albeit not in a pretty fashion, how could Baffert not press on with him? If SC runs into distance limitations and Bodemeister still can't get by him, that says something about Bodemeister, doesn't it? Maybe neither horse should be in the Derby. Maybe both. You give SC a chance and find out something about Bodemeister at the same time. Might as well. Taking the path of least resistance can bite you in the butt later, and better to test them now than in a field of 20.
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