Is anyone else not surprised that The Cliff's Edge is the favorite over Smarty? On paper, these two are both very good horses, but Battaglia always seems to have a bias towards KY horses when he makes these odds-lines.
Tapit as the third choice? No way that's gonna stick. People are too much in awe of Dickinson for that to happen.
20-1 on Quentin's Gold Rush? He's breaking from the 20 hole, only has speed in his corner, will be battling with no less than five horses to his inside early on. And he's a shorter price than Birdstone? Makes no sense to me.
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