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[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Revidere

To your point Andy, the older horses in the Marlboro were Cox's Ridge, Star De Naskra and Text. General Assembly just came off his record setting performance in the Travers and Coastal was riding a four race winning streak with two Grade 1's. In fact, General Assembly beat Star Se Naskra in the Vosburgh in both of their next starts.

Here are some of the horses he beat that day.

* General Assembly (15-length Travers winner in a track record setting time at Saratoga that still stands to this day. The good Private Account was 3rd by 26 lengths in that Travers. General Assembly came back and won the Vosburgh against older horses next out.




* Coastal (was another monster speed figure horse -- he had just won the Haskell under 127lbs -- to this day the highest weight assignment carried to victory in the Haskell)




* Cox's Ridge (older horse, won 16 of 28 lifetime)




* Star De Naskra (had crossed the wire first in 7-races in a row, including a victory over Alydar in the Carter)