Barbaro who??

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by boldruler

I am a huge Barbaro fan and I said well before today's race he is going to be a great one.

Bernardini will become a bigger star than Barbaro in the racing public, but Barbaro has crossed into the mainstream. Bernardini can never do that even if he win HOY. The KD is the race that attracts the attention of the public and Barbaro's story run on things like Network New and morning shows.

If Barbaro survives, his feat of just surviving, will be right up there with the Triple Crown winners. If he survives and contributes to the breed in the shed, well then he goes down as one of the elite of the elite.

i don't think bernardini will be a bigger star. if they decided to retire him after his 3 yo season, than i look for him to make two starts. the travers, and the bcc. that doesn't make you a household name. unless of course he wins the bcc, than he might be one--but it won't matter at that point, no one will see him again.

Lets not jump ahead of ourselves, before giving HOY honors or saying better than so and so ,lets see him beat someone win a few more , not that he wont butdo not place HOY 3yr champ trophy in his case yet, maybe by end of year he will be deserving of such but not untill!

Originally Posted by Raysva

Lets not jump ahead of ourselves, before giving HOY honors or saying better than so and so ,lets see him beat someone win a few more , not that he wont butdo not place HOY 3yr champ trophy in his case yet, maybe by end of year he will be deserving of such but not untill!

Maybe, but there isn't an older horse out there that has been as impressive as him. Not one.

[miraja2]

I didn't read the whole thread so I am probably just repeating what others have said but.....GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! The horse ran a very good race today and I congratulate his connections for doing a fine job with him. Personally I think Barbaro was a better horse, but that isn't even the point.
Why start a thread which is meant to celebrate Bernardini by slighting Barbaro?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I didn't read the whole thread so I am probably just repeating what others have said but.....GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! The horse ran a very good race today and I congratulate his connections for doing a fine job with him. Personally I think Barbaro was a better horse, but that isn't even the point.
Why start a thread which is meant to celebrate Bernardini by slighting Barbaro?

you'd have to ask seattle that one...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by boldruler

Maybe, but there isn't an older horse out there that has been as impressive as him. Not one.

really? lava mans wins, no losses all year,(and he's run how many more times than bernardini?) and none have been as impressive?
flower alley looking like he's taking a stroll in the park against older in his first start in six months not as impressive?

hell, barbaro winning the derby in hand was more impressive...of course he isn't older...

you're all or nothing, aren't you??

Originally Posted by Danzig188

really? lava mans wins, no losses all year,(and he's run how many more times than bernardini?) and none have been as impressive?
flower alley looking like he's taking a stroll in the park against older in his first start in six months not as impressive?

hell, barbaro winning the derby in hand was more impressive...of course he isn't older...

you're all or nothing, aren't you??

Lava Man has looked very beatable. No way he could compete with Bernardini at the Classic distance. I bet he doesn't even show up for that race.

Flower Alley raced one time against garbage. Invasor and Flower Alley might give him a little problem, but I doubt it.

Barbaro was more impressive, but Bernardini in my opinion is better by a little.

You are forgetting that these AP Indy's only get better as the year goes on.

[Danzig]

i've decided after reading some of your posts that there is no way you are serious about much of what you write. no way anyone could really mean it when they say a horse is the best in forty years based on two performances--esp considering the type of horses we've seen the last forty years.

it's all gotta be tongue in cheek.