Barbaro (the Champ)

[Danzig]

no, he's not a bad horse. and i certainly know that horses can run a clunker now and then. i hope he comes back well out of it. but coming in second isn't winning for fun, by open lengths, etc....those phrases get tossed out so often when a three year old lights up these boards.

but i've been watching horse racing now for a long, long time, and i know how hard it is for a good three year old to win against older..let alone in a race like the bcc. yeah, flower finished second. good run by him esp considering his gold cup run.

BUT, as i said elsewhere....secretariat, good as he was, and man was he good, won ONCE in three starts against older. it is not that easy, that is the 'realism' in me coming out.