Barbaro (the Champ)

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Danzig188
yeah, the derby winner gets it. i don't care if his name is green eggs and ham.


has nothing to do with which has which name. at this point (and yeah, i've gone a bit over the top because no one will let this go, so what the hell) they are 'tied'. both with two gr 1's, both with four overall graded wins. you can compare the two side by side, they're practically even. so who gets the nod? the derby winner must, right? AT THIS POINT, which everyone seems wont to go over ad infinitum, who's gonna be chicken and proclaim a tie?? not me. there has to be a tie-breaker. shouldn't THE race for three year olds, often times the ONLY time that three year olds from coast to coast meet all year, the best since the year began, be the decider?? how could it not be? it's the derby. you don't have to call it by it's full name, just THE DERBY will do. one winner a year....

just think tho--another point. it's taken bernardini almost NINE months to earn the graded stakes that barbaro earned in FIVE.

it doesn't matter tho. it's august.


Don't really see the relevance of money won. The derby is a 2 million dollar race, and the Florida Derby is a million. Win them both and you're looking at 1.8 mil right there. In this day and age of giant purses, money earned is sort of lost, because there are so many races with giant purses. look at the Delta Jackpot, initially run for a million, but now $750,000. No way that race should be worth that much money. The point is, and Kentuckyrosesinmay made it quite well, this isn't about what the best story is. Take the emotion out of it, if you can. When Bernardini wins the JCC, I hope you will then give him his credit.



-----------oh, i think i see something....you apparently thought i meant graded earnings when i said graded stakes in that post...no, i meant graded races won. not purse money, they both have won four graded races. i never mentioned money there.