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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord
I think Invasor could be as high as #3.
He was a power plodder and I definitely don't think he was as talented as Medaglia D' Oro or Congaree ... but his resume was in fact clearly better.
Some of his Grade 1 wins were over soft competition.
In the Pimlico Special, Wanderin Boy was 4/5 and Harlington 2/1.
In the Suburban, Wild Dessert and Andromidea's Hero were 2nd and 3rd.
In the Whitney, Sun King, West Virginia, and We Can Seek made up the 2 through 4 finishers.
In the Donn, Hesanoldsalt, and A. P Arrow were 2nd and 3rd.
Don't get me wrong, Invasor was an outstanding horse with a great resume ... but he won some very soft Gr 1's and his BC Classic win came in a fast paced 10f race that suits his power plodding style ... and his chief rival Bernardini (who I tried to beat) was the victim of a pretty terrible ride.
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I still get excited watching that Whitney Stakes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW1331dchn8
Premium Tap was rounding into a decent horse. Wow was Flower Alley terrible as a 4 year old.