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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
I understand the argument you're making and the fact that many more high profile horses have been held out of the Belmont. I think the difference was that they were all horses who were going to be well-backed whereas Alternation figured to be a viable mid-range type of longshot, sort of an "interesting" horse in the race.
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As far as this goes, you could also say he's a "borderline" horse, which to me means he fits in all those lesser races (Ohio Derby, Pegasus, Dwyer) surrounding the Belmont Stakes just as easily as the main event. Thus the indifference to his absence.
He's interesting, but basically only for those taking a shot in the dark, hoping he's progressed in an unquantifiable/unobserved fashion beyond his paper form. Had he earned a triple digit Beyer in the Peter Pan, or won the race by open lengths, I'd probably sing a different tune.
05-31-2011, 06:56 PM
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