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Old 05-21-2017, 01:11 PM
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A juvenile champion, who was a complete no-show in the Holy Bull against 2 now-confirmed plugs and subsequently life and death to get a nose past Conquest Mo Money in one of the weaker preps, then failed in each of his two triple crown bids as favorite/2nd choice

Given all that Classic Empire accomplished as a 2YO and never developed as a 3yo does actually remind me of a Dortmund-type horse
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Old 05-21-2017, 01:21 PM
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I liked Cloud Computing, but Classic Empire obviously ran the better race.
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Old 05-20-2017, 10:04 PM
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Cloud Computing feels like a very likely winner of the Preakness.




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His Gotham was very strong and he has legit excuses in the Wood. I think he will run very well in Baltimore, and probably outrun his odds, which hopefully can get him there.
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Old 05-21-2017, 12:49 AM
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Congrats to C.C. and the connections. Did what they needed to win.
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