The hype on Top Billing has gone overboard

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Originally Posted by LITF

As for the Risen Star, I think those horses are not even worth discussing. Thanks in advance. I need all the help I can get.

I think there needs to be some discussion about the top finishers in the Fairgrounds race. Do I think any of the horses I saw in the Risen Star could beat Cairo Prince? No. But, I'm not convinced what was running in the Fountain of Youth was any better than what was at FG. At least as far as Derby potential is concerned. At a mile and sixteenth, Wildcat Red and General Arod can carry their speed that far. But much further? Speed bias or not, I have serious questions about that.

With the way Gulfstream was playing today, Intense Holiday probably wouldn't have won the Fountain of Youth. But on paper was he really all that much worse than the others in the FoY?