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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
How can you say it was not his A game? He had never faced horse like that before. That was his first big test. The was nothing in his history that indicated that he should have blown away the field on BC day.
I don't know how much talent he may have had in your mind, but I do know he cannot and will not be considered a great horse because it never happened and that is a fact.
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I mentioned in a post on the previous page on the previous page how I knew that he wasn't on his A game . People like me know that the horse wasn't on his A game by comparing his previous races to his BCC. Plus, several friends who are insiders have agreed that he wasn't on his A game. If Invasor would have raced against Bernardini in a match race, Bernardini would have blown that horse away. Invasor's camp did the right thing when they pulled him out of the JCGC. They wouldn't have beat that horse in that race. Now, they have a HOY title because of that smart move. Also, if Barbaro would have been racing, he would have beat both Invasor and Bernardini in the BCC this year. However, Barbaro would not have beat Bernardini in the Preakness had he not gotten hurt.
I already stated that I couldn't consider him to be a great horse because he didn't accomplish enough on the track even though he was brillant in most of his performances. However, he most certainly had the talent to become one if he would have kept racing as a four year old. I know what that horse is, and he will prove it in the shed.