Brother Derek

Originally Posted by King Glorious

That's silly. Are u saying that if the Derby was in Cali, he would have beaten Barbaro? If the Preakness was in Cali, he would have beaten Bernardini? If that's your belief, this is useless. The fact is that he wasn't going to win those races no matter where they were held. But if he had shipped to the Indiana Derby or the WV Derby, he wouldn't have been facing Barbaro and Bernardini. It wasn't where the races were being held that was getting him beat. He can ship to Japan and beat horses like Cielo Gold and Star Dabbler. Come on now.

Did I say anything about him beating Barbaro or Bernardini???? What I am saying is the horses' style of running is more suited to Cal. He's a Cal-bred, and he needs to stay in Cal. He needs to run with his caliber of horses, and hope no big dawgs ship in for the big races next year. He was the best 3yr. old in Cal this year. Can he be the best 4 yr. old in Cal next year? I don't see it.
Kentucky Derby, Preakness in Cal??? Ha. And no, Bro D. still wouldn't have beaten any of the TC winners this year had they ran the races in Cal.