PDub:

I appreciate your passionate response.

1) If I had a vote, and all I really had to go on was the one race where they raced head to head, who would I vote for?

2) There is no East Coast v West Coast issue here; if you read my original post I think I said I may have voted for Taste of Paradise (not a finalist) another West Coast horse who came East. And as much of a Shug fan as I am, I was never much of an Easy Goer fan; EG never presented much of a pari- mutuel opportunity.

3)"He's a front running speed and when they don't break sharply or get bumped around down the backstretch it takes them a little off their game". Champions should be able to overcome adversity.

4) The Riva Ridge and the King's Bishop, like the Vosburgh (won by Taste of Paradise) and the Jerome (Silver Train) are all graded stakes, but Graded Stakes aint what they used to be.

5) As a two year old, Silver Train split the field in the Champagne Stakes at Belmont, 4th beaten 13 lengths. 2nd in that race, Afleet Alex; third in that race, Sun King. LITF's 2YO races were at what I like to call "leaky roofs", at Golden Gate and at Turf Paradise.

6) My original post was MY OPINION. It is also my opinion that LITF will ultimately (and in my opinion, wrongfully) be named Eclipse Award winning Sprinter, a title I will look forward to seeing him defend in 06.