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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
Bricks and Mortar, who had never been 12 furlongs until Saturday, just staved off a modest CA-based gelding to get the win, and the key rival, Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck was in tight and nearly clipped heels just as he was charging at the leaders.
Midnight Bisou, always suspect at 9 furlongs, didn't even win the Distaff.
That said, I would have loved to have seen Bricks and Mortar in the Classic--win or lose--just to avoid hearing that screeched, tacky pre-scripted line from the announcer about being "built like a champion" after he edged a 50-1 shot.
Godolphin and Coolmore suffer from an embarrassment of riches. And want to pad stud fees if possible.
The 6yo Swain had already nearly beaten Silver Charm in the Dubai World Cup a few months prior to the Classic. He had also tanked in the BC Turf a couple of years earlier.
Giant's Causeway had never tried 12 furlongs and Coolmore already had the great Montjeu in the Turf.
When Sakhee and Galileo contested the Classic, Godolphin and Coolmore had major winner Fantastic Light (who had spoiled Galileo's unbeaten record one race prior) and St. Leger winner Milan in the Turf, respectively. They ran 1-2.
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All very good points, although I would be a little hesitant to use race results to justify why something shouldn’t have even been tried. Lets’s say Bricks doesn’t win and Midnight Bisou didn’t win, could an argument be made that loses in their own divisions were more harmful to their records or reputations than a loss in the Classic would have been?
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