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Old 12-15-2018, 08:05 PM
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When I say he was one of the best, I do realize that it’s based mostly on opinion and not fact. I believe that up to 9f, he could have given them a run but KNOWING for a fact how well they ran going that far and beyond, it’s doubful he would have stood a chance.

When Stevens told me that, it was just after KG had been ruled out of the Santa Anita Derby and I had asked him how he thought KG would have fared in that race. His complete answer was that he thought he would have been favored in the race and chasing him was like chasing a shadow.

In the end, I just want to believe it lol.
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Old 12-15-2018, 11:23 PM
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When I say he was one of the best, I do realize that it’s based mostly on opinion and not fact. I believe that up to 9f, he could have given them a run but KNOWING for a fact how well they ran going that far and beyond, it’s doubful he would have stood a chance.
A one-turn flat mile would have been an interesting race.

Recall that Easy Goer ran the fastest mile ever for a 3yo when clocking 1:32 2/5 for the one-turn Gotham in April.

Sunday Silence, in a public workout between races at Del Mar in September, breezed a mile in a ridiculous 1:33 2/5, just shy of the track record set by champion Precisionist (1:33 1/5) a year earlier.
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Old 12-17-2018, 12:05 AM
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Galilean made it look easier than picking plums.
He's the goods.
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