Barbaro (the Champ)

Originally Posted by Gander

Who exactly is left on the East Coast besides Bernardini and possibly Invasor for Lava Man to change his plans and run a prep against? You guys act like the East coast contains 4-5 older horses that Lava Man should have to worry about.

Ugghh, this bs argument again. Look, hes a gelding guys. Pissing matches are for guys with a whole lotta cash and nothing better to do. He ha sno stud value, so repeat after me, easiest spots possible for the largest amount of money.
And Tim get real, good Reward is about 222nd best dirt horse on the East Coast, and he was an ok second to lava athis home track. lava would never beat many of the east Coast horses on a neutral track. We heard this same crap last year before the JCGC where mysteriously he lost a close photo with the ambulance.
His campaign this year has proved absolutely nothing new at all. We already knew that on speed biased claifornia racetracks that he could beat very bad horses. He actually has to beat better than : WHos Crying Now, Cheroot, Magnum, good Reward, Kings Drama, and good ole Ace Blue(by a nose no less, wow, he beats ace blue by a nose, thats really the earmark of a champion) to be Hoy or even mentioned in that venue.