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Originally Posted by Travis Stone
It's a moot point because he is, but I do find it borderline shocking when a horse wins the Peter Pan and is not going to the Belmont in a year where all horses are lightly raced and relatively even on ability.
I would even say, barring injury, 9.5 times out of ten with any random horse/trainer/owner, the horse is in the gate in two Saturdays.
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It happens fairly often, actually. 8 of the past 23 Peter Pan winners have skipped the Belmont: Sightseeing, Oratory, Hero's Tribute, Banker's Gold, Twining, Seeking The Gold, Profit Key, and Go Rockin Robin.
9 if you count late scratch Casino Drive.
05-30-2011, 10:11 PM
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