miff Wrote:
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> Chuck,
>
> Check the replay, Barbaro got THERE by exploding
> from the gate and looping three horses that tried
> to get that spot from inside of him.From that
> post,that was a very good performance and he
> hooked a "pit bull"in Sharp Humor.Obviously goes
> near the top of the 3yr old class.


Have to agree it was impressive looking. Barbaro even bumped, but it seemed to impede him less than some of the others. It was good to be on front and Matz wasn't saving anything here. The horse also overcame the adversity of the post. Agree he had the talent to vitiate that poor hole he drew.

What happened here was a big move forward by the top finishers in my estimation. Before this race some wondered if they were Derby horses and bet accordingly, but the horses improved Large. Now, theres at least 3 bona fide Derby horses coming out of this race. Although, the general public seemd to know that going in...lol