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Originally Posted by zico20
Thank you Robert! Baffert said he didn't have Charlatan at 100% for the race. People forget that Charlatan would have gone off the favorite in the Belmont Stakes had he run. It is quite possible that had Charlatan not gotten injured he would have won the Belmont, Haskell, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and the Breeders Cup. He would be retired right now and Authentic, who wouldn't have won a race since the early spring, would be the one running in the Malibu and at four. We will never know of course. I always thought Charlatan was better than Nadal and Authentic.
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...and then Santa came ho-ho-hoing down the chimney!