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Originally Posted by Cardus
The game was so much different then -- as you know -- that Fly So Free ran in the Colin Stakes at 9F on Belmont Stakes Day. (He won, and might have rolled, if memory serves.)
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It was actually the 7f Riva Ridge, but he did win easily. However, he was never consistent afterwards, either sprinting or routing. He flopped in the Dwyer in his next start.
Hansel started the year getting crushed in the FOY (5th by 11) and the Florida Derby (3rd by 5). Imagine such performances nowadays...he'd be written off completely.