2 out of 3 ain't bad

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

1st) POINT GIVEN - still don't know where that rash came from
2nd) THUNDER GULCH - still don't know why he lost the Preakness
3rd) AFLEET ALEX - the "dead rail" that day at Churchill cost him

The top two were solid after the triple crown races and Alex would have been if he didn't get hurt.

I don't follow the rationale behind that one -- he was moving just perfectly on the inside, switched out around the turn came into the stretch about 4 wide, and had every chance to put them away in the stretch.

I'm not debating he was an exceptional racehorse, I just don't think there were a whole lot of excuses that day. He moved into contention right when all of the other contenders were, heading around the 3/8 pole when Buzzard's Bay made his sweeping move, and then ran out of gas.

I'd take Smarty Though I think Point Given is the most likely winner of this mythical Derby.