15 Reasons why AP can't win The Crown

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Save Spectacular Bid were any 2 year old champs? Now look at the 7 TC winners and tell me how many of them indeed were 2 year old champs?

Freddy, there are 11 Triple Crown winners.

6 of those were 2yo champions in one form or another. The other 5 were not, and would not have been even if there were formal Eclipse Awards at the time.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Freddy, there are 11 Triple Crown winners.

6 of those were 2yo champions in one form or another. The other 5 were not, and would not have been even if there were formal Eclipse Awards at the time.

Anyway you slice it 6 of the last 7 2 year old champs which won the first two legs succeeded in their quest to win TC. It's a fact and discounting it and or minimizing it is simply silly especially when you consider S Bid and his world class ability and bone head jock. To me AP is a stone cold cinch racing against nice colts certainly above par but hardily in his league. Materiality will get drowned when pressured by AP. Geez Upstart should have beat him

Listening to Baffert told you as much he NEVER thought Dortmund an undefeated Multiple Graded winner had a pray when they matched up and Dortmund is at least or shall we say as good or better then CC last year.

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Anyway you slice it 6 of the last 7 2 year old champs which won the first two legs succeeded in their quest to win TC. It's a fact and discounting it and or minimizing it is simply silly especially when you consider S Bid and his world class ability and bone head jock. To me AP is a stone cold cinch racing against nice colts certainly above par but hardily in his league. Materiality will get drowned when pressured by AP. Geez Upstart should have beat him

Listening to Baffert told you as much he NEVER thought Dortmund an undefeated Multiple Graded winner had a pray when they matched up and Dortmund is at least or shall we say as good or better then CC last year.

Dortmund ran 3rd in the Derby and 4th in the Preakness.. How is that better than CC who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness?

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Arletta

Dortmund ran 3rd in the Derby and 4th in the Preakness.. How is that better than CC who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness?

Pre Derby he was at least equally accomplished

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

It's a fact and discounting it and or minimizing it is simply silly especially when you consider S Bid and his world class ability and bone head jock.

Let me get this straight...Spectacular Bid had all the tools to win the Triple Crown, including the all important Eclipse award as champion juvenile, and yet failed in his attempt.

Somehow, this is proof that American Pharaoh is a cinch?

All that proves is that if American Pharaoh loses the Belmont, fans will simply claim he should have won the Triple Crown.

Just like he should have won the BC Juvenile (never mind that physically he couldn't even start in the race).