Corinthian or Bernardini

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Originally Posted by Gander

Lets not get carried away. That was one of the worst Preakness fields ever. Add in that the best horse broke down and Brother Derek nearly fell on him, and you have a very inconsequential outcome.

Before you deem Bernardini great, he has to do more. Before that he beat Luxemburg who just came back recently and got clobbered by a horse not even mentioned when you talk about good 3 year olds- Fabulous Strike.

Competition doesnt matter IMO due to the way he did it. Final quarter in 24:34. Rocketed to the front for Castellano - plus I dont consider this field (Sweetnorthernsaint, Bro Derek, Like Now) that weak - 2 of the Derby favorites right there.

[Gander]

True Mike, very true. He obviously has him pointing towards bigger 2 turn races down the line. I shouldnt have used the word clobbered giving the situation with the layoff and the short distance. For a comeback race it was fine and he was gaining ground, albeit the race was over, in deep stretch.

Originally Posted by Gander

True Mike, very true. He obviously has him pointing towards bigger 2 turn races down the line. I shouldnt have used the word clobbered giving the situation with the layoff and the short distance. For a comeback race it was fine and he was gaining ground, albeit the race was over, in deep stretch.

They needed a prep for a future stakes race and even though it was too short for him and he had to go wide he ran very very well in a fast race. Hes a very nice horse.