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Originally Posted by Danzig

did anyone think majestic prince would lose? spectacular bid? pleasant colony, silver charm, real quiet? hell, barbaro was given the tc after his derby win. a lot of people didn't even want to wait for the preakness. smarty was a shoe in, remember penny chenery loaning the overgirth for smarty? oh, he'll do it, they all said. no one can beat him, he's much the best. i've seen/heard that so many times.

hey, maybe this time it'll happen. but maybe it won't-which is far more likely.

Exactly.

Birdstone was not as good as Smarty. Casino Drive probably isn't as good as Big Brown. Doesn't mean he can't beat him in the Belmont.