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Originally Posted by The Bid
Why, because he lost once as a 3yo Jim
King, Smokey Stover cannot be mentioned in the same breath as Lost In The Fog, or any top sprinter running right now. The jury may still be out, but its not out on him being great its out on him being competitive with his peers
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yes, because he was drilled in the BC and in my mind there are questions as to how good a sprinter he actually was. the record looks great, one loss as a three year old, but the only reason he had that record is because he had distance limitations so couldn't stretch out, and for the most part he did not beat anybody. nice horse, but top 25 in last 20 years? not in my book.
he hit a streak of races where he was the controlling speed, thats about it.
what was his big race where he really stamped his quality as a 3yo? remind me who he defeated again.