Pletcher explains Flower Alley's last race

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

To address what Danzig was saying, I'm not saying that FA is better than Invasor right now. I'm saying that when FA is at his best he is much better than Invasor.

There are several horses out there right now that I think would beat Invasor by open lengths on their best day. I think that on his best day Bernardini would beat Invasor by 3-4 lengths. I think that LAva Man and surf cat would both easily handle Invasor on their best day. I think that Buzzard's Bay would esily handle Invasor on his best day. I will be extremely surprised if Invasor wins the BC Classic.

On a horse's "best day", a lot of things can happen. Some horses do not need their best day to run at the very top level. Invasor has answered each call so far. So has Bernardini, for that matter. FA has thrown in clunkers that have to be explained with whatever excuse seems most logical. Same thing with Buzzard's Bay. I would take Invasor against FA or Buzzard's Bay in a matchup at +100 if given the chance. For that matter, I'm not sure we've seen Invasor's best day yet.

If you will be "extremely surprised if Invasor wins the BC Classic", then who do you think is a more likely winner? I can only think of Bernardini and Lava Man. If you think any other horse is more likely, then we can make a "friendly" bet on the race. It can either be a matchup (whichever horse finishes in front of the other) or we could say that one of the horses must win. You pick a horse other than LM or Bernardini, and I'll accept it. (um...before the Pacific Classic, of course.) Maybe leave out David Junior, too--I'm thinking US-based horses ;>)

--Dunbar