Watched Bernadini work this morning-

Originally Posted by Nostradamus

He is beating a bunch of nothings. Invasor has beaten good horses. You are crazy if you think Bernardini can just walk over Invasor or Sun King. He isn't exactly running figures much greater than Invasor. In fact, Invasor and Bernardini have been putting up virtually identical numbers.

Yeah, but Bernardini is JOGGING when he puts up those numbers.....trust me, Invasor is nice but he isn't half of the horse Bernardini is....You really can't see that?

Plus, you have your opinion about what Invasor has been beating...personally, I'm not impressed with what he has beat....Wanderin Boy?...Wild Desert?...Su King?...not exactly giants in my book....Flower Alley is the only real quality he has faced and that horse is done....

Bernardini hasn't faced the greatest horses either, yes..your're right....bvut he at least beat some horses with decent upside the way he should have....the length of the stretch

[Downthestretch55]

I've stayed away from saying anything on this thread since it showed up.
A tip of the hat to Oracle for sharing what he saw.
If I remember, on a previous thread, when Rupert asked me how I could tell that Tin Man was running "choppy" on the backstretch, when I couldn't see his legs. I didn't respond.
So, now I'll say what I look for...and I expect some to "blast" away at me for saying so.
When a horse is "put together", all parts work in a synchronized manner.
One thing I look at is how level the horse's head is.
For those that have ever watched a cat run, did you ever notice that its head isn't bouncing up and down? It's level.
Besides an easy stride, absence of the head bobbing is something I look for.
Bernardini has it. Many others don't.

Just my two pennies worth.