Bernardini IS

Danzig · #1 10-08-2006, 02:15 PM

when, if, bernardini wins the bcc, than i might compare him to the best of the last 30 years. but some of those who are on that list beat other great horses to get there! bernardini is no affirmed, since he has had no alydar to beat, the older horses he defeated saturday are not the same caliber as those that ap indy beat in the classic. heck, they aren't even of the calibre that henny beat yesterday! mr hughes beat the reigning bc sprint winner, among others, and on that ones 'home' track.

secretariat had sham, and then fort marcy, affirmed had his alydar, sunday silence his easy goer (and vice versa!)...a great horse, a true great, beats the best--it's why damascus' victory over buckpasser and dr fager is considered the race of the century. don't have the competition to beat, than you beat the clock.
gz had a lot of detractors til after the bcc-his first at that distance, and won in style over the best, and with the stakes record to boot.

henny had a heck of a race. so did lava man for that matter! i can imagine the scathing remarks had lava man met and defeated the type of field that bernardini met!!

lol
and now i'll be called a 'hater'. can't have any discussion about this horse without being put in box 'a' or box 'b'.

Danzig · #2 10-08-2006, 02:32 PM

all the top horses dodge each other. all of them want only one chance to lose, and that's in the classic.

SentToStud · #3 10-08-2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

While I am not ready to annoint him one of the greatest, he is coming within reach. Look, his last few you are all right, he has run against mediocre fields, but this is because people are dodging him, the ultimate show of respect in horse racing. Look at the last two weeks in the handicap division. Indiana Derby, Hawthorne Gold Cup, Pegasus, Kentucky Cup Classic, Goodwood and next week the Meadowlands Cup. It's not like the horses aren't there, they just don't want to run against Bernardini. What does that tell you?

Tells me that Zito is a pretty sharp guy, getting 2d and 3d yesterday and picking up about a quarter million dollars or so for his owners from a race neither horse had a shot in hell of winning.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Bernardini having a tough challenge or overcome a bit of trouble.

Sightseek · #4 10-08-2006, 02:40 PM

The competition Bernardini faced yesterday may have been weak, but I think anyone who was there yesterday knew we were seeing something special.