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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Imagine that: having a top-class horse in good form and running in a big race instead of taking 7 weeks off for the Cup. And he didn't shatter into a million pieces!

Wise Dan is something special. To be that good on three different surfaces is remarkable. He's the best American turf miler since Artie Schiller, yet he runs a 117 Beyer on Polytrack, plus wins the Clark (and should've won the Foster) on dirt. And he's a gelding. This is as good as we're going to get in this era, folks.

I think he is a better horse than Artie Shiller, and it might not be that close.