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Originally Posted by Immortal6

When I say running against better competition I’m referring to the possibility of WoW, Improbable, and to a lesser extent Bourbon War, Laughing Fox, and Signalman.

Like I said, it’s hard to say too much about how I view AlwaysMining in this particular race until the field takes shape.

However...

To not even try the horse in a single derby prep does give me some pause... I read an article about how the owners were pointing him to the Preakness all along, which if that is your ultimate goal with the horse they likely went about it the right way imo. Kept him local and let him beat up on inferior competition while cashing checks....something tells me that the horse needed some confidence building races... now how will he do when he comes neck and neck with a Improbable or War of Will at the 1/8th pole?

Or he could have been underrated or improved with maturity.