not to beat a dead horse but, ...

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I don't know man. His belmont was an amzing performance, and it still kind of surprises me that people don't see it. Look at the two horses he dueled into defeat. Each multiple grade 1 winners, and where did they finish? He had every right to chuck it in like they did, and he fought tooth and nail. Why do you say he wasn't meant to go a mile and a half, because he ran second? If Bailey and Solis don't go kamikaze, he probably sets a much slower pace, and wins for fun. Look at it, Rock Hard ten ran awful in that race, was he meant to get a mile and a half? I guess it's good for horses that they don't know how far they are "meant" to go.

Neither of those horses were G1 winners at that point nor was Eddington a mulitple G1 winner at any point. Don't make the mistake of comparing Derby horses with their abilities a year later. Rock Hard Ten had no business going 12 furlongs as well. He was best at 9 but talented enough to win at 10.