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View Poll Results: Who would you vote for as Champion 3yo right now?
Lookin at Lucky 56 77.78%
Eskendereya 5 6.94%
Paddy O'Prado 10 13.89%
Other 1 1.39%
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Old 09-23-2010, 11:35 AM
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Old 09-23-2010, 12:45 PM
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If Paddy wins a BC race he certainly has a good case, but Lucky fits the profile of a conventional 3yo champion being the best on dirt. How many 3yo champs came from the weeds?
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Old 09-23-2010, 01:58 PM
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Bigger question is when these two faced each other who finished ahead of whom?

There is your answer if it is close.
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:47 PM
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Bigger question is when these two faced each other who finished ahead of whom?

There is your answer if it is close.
They split head to head, but LAL had no shot buried inside for the Derby. IMO, he proved to be a superior dirt horse in the Preakness.
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If Paddy wins a BC race he certainly has a good case, but Lucky fits the profile of a conventional 3yo champion being the best on dirt. How many 3yo champs came from the weeds?
What BC race can he even be competitive in? If the Euro contingent is even decent, he will be hard pressed to make any impact.
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Old 09-23-2010, 09:32 PM
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What BC race can he even be competitive in? If the Euro contingent is even decent, he will be hard pressed to make any impact.
They added a 3yo turf raced in North America only BC race.
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They added a 3yo turf raced in North America only BC race.
Well in that case, I guess he would at least be the favorite as of now.
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Old 09-23-2010, 11:17 PM
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Well in that case, I guess he would at least be the favorite as of now.
I'm not even sure about that.

Perhaps one of the Candy horses would be.

Though I suppose if the race was like 12f, Paddy would be favored.
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Old 09-24-2010, 09:50 AM
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Not saying Paddy has much of a shot, but it's going to take a deep Euro contingent before I eliminate him from the turf. I think he'd have a good shot at running by Gio Ponti and Court Vision when they hang.

I don't think he'd have any shot in the Mile with the ones that are expected to arrive.
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