Flower Alley might be the most overrated horse of this century so far. His accomplishment? Beating Bellamy Road in the Travers when, a) BR was running at a distance less than his best, b) there were issues on how fit BR was. Bellamy Road sets a fast pace and runs out of gas so FA inherits the win. In the BC Classic, again almost a paceless race, he happens to be near the front and finishes a non-threatening 4th. I thought the final margin was very deceptive. Saint Liam could've probably dusted him by 10 lengths if he wanted to. So he comes out and beats a small field of nobodies in the Salvatore Mile.......let's face it. This horse was NEVER going to be a legit Horse of the Year candidate.
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08-08-2006, 08:40 AM
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