Brother Derek is a fraud...

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Bold Reasoning

I wish Brother Derek nothing but good luck; he is a game, talented horse. I do not agree with you about Bernardini; illness delayed his quest for the TC jewels. He ran a huge Preakness and he has been delivering ever since. He is a brilliant animal who is good for the game.

He is where the bar has been set from most of us. The only true wyt to compare a group of horses is to race them. When BD won the Santa Anita Derby I don't think there was a horse in America that was going to beat him at home and that includes Barbaro. When Barbaro won the Kentucky Derby there wasn't a horse in the world that was going to compete with him that day and if he had stayed healthy Bernardini would of had the taste of defeat. Just the way I see it.

[dalakhani]

I dont see what the big hub bub is here about Joel is saying about Brother Derek. I dont agree with him but what is the problem that some of you are having with the opinion?

Maybe "fraud" is a harsh term but Ive been to the track enough to say that "fraud" is a rather mild way to refer to a horse that disappoints.

Opinions on horses are going to vary from good to bad. If only flowery opinions were posted here in reference to the ability of a said horse, then this place would be quite boring. Instead of bashing the "critic" wouldnt it be more constructive to simply defend the horse by stating its merits?