Corinthian or Bernardini

Originally Posted by JJP

Did you see Sea Biscuit? Were you rooting for War Admiral? I must admit I bet and rooted for Empire Maker over Funny Cide in the 2003 Belmont but its easy to see why the public pulls for the less regally bred horse. The general public are not rich stuffy aristocrats and they love to see an average Joe take down the "expected champion".

The public doesnt care about the breeding. It is the conenctions the people are cheering for. If Smarty Jones was owned by the Sheiks and Lion Tamer was owned by the Chapman's than the public would have been for Lion Tamer. Most people who watch the Derby have no clue who Storm Cat, Native Dancer, AP Indy etc etc are. Breeding has ZERO effect on who the public likes and doesnt.