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Originally Posted by Cardus
It looks like you are linking Social Inclusion washing out before the race with his attempt at a Grade I so early in his career.
If that is so, are you saying that if the race were a Grade II, III, or an unlisted stake, he would not have washed out before the race?
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No, I didn't mean to suggest that. I'm saying that the more times a horse races, the less likely they are to find something new to over-react to. With just 2 previous races, any number of things could have caused the washing out at Aqueduct.
--Dunbar
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar
photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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