Bernie

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

We owe something to BGC in my opinion. the fact that he showed up and gave it his all against Bernardini helped us all to validate that ones true ability.
No shame at all in his effort, he was beaten only by a horse universally regarded as something very special, a freak.

Exactly, and that's what Steve Crist had written in his DRF piece. He hoped for BGC to show up and run hard and well because, although Bernardini had been brilliant in his wins, there were some things to pick apart (hurt, tired rivals in the Preakness, relatively sub-par competition in the Jim Dandy) if one wanted to. Bernardini beat a very good horse in BGC, and easily. He's some horse.