Bernardini ?

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by jcs11204

lolol wow omg, you really dont get it
bernardini was a monster, look at the pp's, check out his beyers...its not his fault, that there was no one to face him, he wont all of his races with such ease... never asked to run, i mean really from the preakness on he did not get asked for run again till the BCC

The purpose is not to knock Bernardini, who was a very nice horse. However, it is hard to say he was a "monster" or was "great" when the only time he was called on to dig down deep to win a race, he failed to defeat Invasor in the BC Classic. In this regard, Bernardini's 3YO campaign reminds me a lot of the 4YO campaign of Mineshaft. Both won several races against very modest competition; the only time that Mineshaft was in a real battle against a talented horse, he lost the Foster to Perfect Drift.

Neither did enough to be called "great." The problem in racing today is that few are ever asked to do enough that we could reasonably call them "great."

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

The purpose is not to knock Bernardini, who was a very nice horse. However, it is hard to say he was a "monster" or was "great" when the only time he was called on to dig down deep to win a race, he failed to defeat Invasor in the BC Classic. In this regard, Bernardini's 3YO campaign reminds me a lot of the 4YO campaign of Mineshaft. Both won several races against very modest competition; the only time that Mineshaft was in a real battle against a talented horse, he lost the Foster to Perfect Drift.

Neither did enough to be called "great." The problem in racing today is that few are ever asked to do enough that we could reasonably call them "great."

This totally sums up my feelings on BOTH horses that you named. I felt the same way about mineshaft but that was disregarded as blasphemy.

And I agree Bernardini was a very nice horse.