Big 2 yr old races??

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

And then there was Funny Cide. Barclay Tagg skipped the BC juvenile race with a very capable two year old and opted to go to the Derby with him, and we all know what happened. Funny Cide is still running today because he wasn't raced too early. I love Barclay Tagg. I wish more trainers were like him. He knows how to keep his horses sound.

Tagg is a real horseman. Always does what is best for his horses. Was really patient with Showing Up it worked out for him. The horse has all sorts of problems at 2 and Tagg didn't run him. I was a little surprised he tried to take on Barbaro, but he ran a great derby and got a ton of foundation out of the race, as you can tell by the fact that the distance in the Colonial was nothing for him.