Like I said - depending on who else runs and how they do - if Mambo were to beat Big Brown in a fairly run classic (if there is such a thing on that surface) then I certainly think the argument could be made for Mambo as HOY. Especially with highly publicized weakness of the fields Big Brown has beaten so far. Maybe "eclipse favorite" wasn't the right term - since Big Brown would probably be the favorite to win it because of his name, but Mambo would have a very good chance and be very deserving of it in my opinion. But, of course, we're getting WAY ahead of ourselves here. . .
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