Carrying the hopes of California all the way to the Kentucky Derby

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Originally Posted by Danzig

no, i think the thought is that cali would produce top runners for the derby if they had a dirt track

The horses would not be better horses because they had run on dirt, the reason they did not win is simply they were not good enough or they did not get a good trip.

Originally Posted by Danzig

not the best poly horse.

what the heck does this mean, they only run on poly at del mar. the horses are horses, where they prep and train means nothing to me. Now if you say that they may develop styles that are not conducive to dirt racing, or that they may move up or down on either surface, I can buy that but in general the best horses are going to win.