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I was the biggest BB fan... I gave him out in both Derby(with Rags to Riches) & Preakness-- but would not ever include him among the best of all time. In years of yore, with more talented crops & larger fields, he wouldn't win any Grade 1's.
I don't place much weight on the Haskell(nor the Belmont)-- or on any midsummer race for any leading horse for that matter, & I side with Tom re post-TC.
But I also side with Crist of DRF-- & I almost fell out of my chair when BB was pushed and whipped like some cheap claimer...further, I couldn't believe how all the yahoos cheered afterwards in total oblivion of that, the mediocre result, the errant path... guess they were happy at not losing their $2 bet.
Across the pond, the crowd would've gasped and probably fell totally silent in spite of the win.
I'm a bit concerned with BB's handling-- if the goal is the BC, then he came back too soon-- esp. with those feet.
Of course, if the goal is to NOT run in the BC...retire imminently....
The contrast between the Belmont & Haskell couldn't have been more stark: from pulled up before even hitting the stretch to getting the poop whipped out of him before even hitting the stretch.
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