Barbaro vs. Bernardini

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

I'm going the other way and picking Bernardini here. Barbaro ran huge one time in his life winning the Derby. His other dirt wins were nice but not at all awe inspiring. Bernardini has already ran huge twice by most accounts. I'll take the Darley colt to beat the Lael one!

Why either bother comparing the two. We will never know and it is all hypothetical. But we should just be lucky that we go to see a horse like Barbaro and we should feel lucky that we get to see a horse like Bernardini race. Each year there are going to be horses just as good so lets sit back and enjoy.

[jpops757]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Why either bother comparing the two. We will never know and it is all hypothetical. But we should just be lucky that we go to see a horse like Barbaro and we should feel lucky that we get to see a horse like Bernardini race. Each year there are going to be horses just as good so lets sit back and enjoy.

I agree except I dont think you see horses like these two every year. Maybe with more exposure we will find holes in there game but neither have shown any.

No way we will ever know, but Bernardini has a chance to prove he is one of the best ever. The one thing Barbaro has on him is that we know how Barbaro will respond in a dogfight. He proved he will find a way to win. Bernardini has yet to prove that, but he might be so good he never has to prove it. Who knows though, he might collapse like a cheap suitcase if Invasor or Flower Alley lock up with him in a stretch run. Highly unlikely though.

[hockey2315]

Barbaro was just coming in to his own before the derby. . . he was gaining weight and maturing. . . i think he would've continued to improve

[Suffolk Shippers]

Unfortunately, no one will ever know. Bernardini ran huge in the Preakness, its tough to say if Barbaro could have matched him that day after dominating 14 days earlier at Churchill. I tend to think it would have been a hell of a stretch run between those two while the others toiled. No way of knowing who would win.

There is a reason horses don't smoke the Kentucky Derby like Barbaro did, it takes a special one. I think we will have a better understanding of Bernardini's level of special-ness (lack of a better term) come the end of the year.

This thread is a complete waste of time.

We might as well debate whether Ruffian would have beaten Foolish Pleasure.

Wait unti you get to heaven ... and ask God ... 'cause that's the only way you're ever going to find it out.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

I'm going the other way and picking Bernardini here. Barbaro ran huge one time in his life winning the Derby. His other dirt wins were nice but not at all awe inspiring. Bernardini has already ran huge twice by most accounts. I'll take the Darley colt to beat the Lael one!

i disagree that barbaro only ran huge once...but to each his own. i think barbaro had plenty left in the tank, but there was a bigger picture. these last few years we've seen some horses really accomplish some things in the t.c., but imo he topped them all with his versatility.