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Originally Posted by Danzig188
just keep in mind that the small crops meant less chances of producing a superior horse. that's one way of looking at it.
also, man o war did NOT duck exterminator, who was invited to, but failed to show, for what turned out to be the match race between sir barton and man o war.
man o war set records that stand to this day, in the age of faster tracks.
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According to the Exterminator bio, Exterminator's owner wanted the race to be run as a handicap. It was slated to be weight-for-age.
I am presuming that this means that Kilmer did not want to meet Man o' War and/or Sir Barton - who had beaten Exterminator two lengths while giving him three pounds at Saratoga - at weight-for-age conditions and actually wanted to be getting weight from their rivals. Real sporting.
02-15-2007, 10:06 PM
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