LOL. Come on Drugs. You've got to admit that you haven't seen one that has the ability that this one appears to have in a few years. There appears there's nothing he can't do. His first race, he flew to the lead and went 44.51, 55.96 fractions. Finished in 1:07.94 (final 8th in 11.98). Second race, he was content to stalk the leaders through a 44.35 half and he went 1:07.85, 1:13.92. Then this third race, he went to the lead and ran them into submission again. Granted, the pace was not fast at all (48.06, 1:12.15) but that's what made it so wonderful. The way he completely relaxed on the lead in his first route attempt and still finished well was nice to see. It's not too many horses out there that have the kind of speed he has shown that can also relax and carry it a distance.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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