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Originally Posted by dalakhani
Yes, he should have won going 12furlongs on a horse that was 1-6 beyond 9f and the one in which he did win was in the slop against a horse coming back from a 180+ layoff.
Kent did nothing wrong on MDO. The horse simply didnt want to go that far that fast.
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I disagree, as per Kent D 's weakness at times he moved early and got caught on the inside of Sarava on a track that doesn't favor being on the inside. Run the race 3 times, and In my opinion Sarava is not a better horse than Medaglia Doro.
A little perpective about Medaglia Doro's record over 9 furlongs, once you throw out the derby (which he pretty much was wiped out at the start but still finished 4th) and preakness, he finished 2nd to Candy Ride in the Pacific Classic in a race run in 1:59 to a horse that earned a 121 beyer, he finished second in the BC to Pleasantly Perfect while contesting a hot pace with Congaree, and he narrowly got beaten in the Dubai World Cup to Pleasantly Perfect by 3/4 of a lengths. Yes you are correct in that 1-6 stat, but let's be Realistic he was running against some awfully nice horses, in some very tough races.