Top Thoroughbreds (2000 to present)

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

The Tom Fool was a four horse field.

So was Candy Ride's Pacific Classic.

The horse who finished 4th and last in the Top Fool was a Grade 1 winner that season. It was a decent race.

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

The Iselin was a terrible field and was, yes, another four horse field.

Presidentialaffiar loved a wet racetrack -- and he was 21+ lengths clear of the third place finisher.

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

The Woodward? St. Liam, a legitimate top class horse, beat the third horse by 9. While you could make an argument for this race being fractured, Bowmans Band figured to lose by 9 to St. Liam.

Ghostzapper won that race despite Saint Liam herding him out to the middle of the track.

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

As for the BCC, I can't really say. PleasantlyPerfect could run on his best day, but his two previous races were a loss against Choctaw Nation and a hard fought win over the bestest horse of the decade, Perfect Drift.

Complete nonsense.

This is like mentioning that Bobby Frankel's barn was in the middle of a 1-for-38 slump when Candy Ride beat Medaglia D' Oro.

Pleasantly Perfect was a good horse, in good form and he ran his good race when he finished 3rd by 7 lengths in the Breeders Cup Classic.

Roses In May, the 2nd place finisher in that BC Classic, was also a good horse ... he won the Dubai World Cup with ease two starts later and came into the race very accomplished.