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Originally Posted by cj
An example of "who did they beat" from American Pharoah?
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This. I joked 2015 was the year of the nw2 other than maiden. I'm inclined to believe flattery is overrated though I have no real data to confirm this suspicion. I've always looked more at how the horse won versus who was beat. AP ran the 11th fastest Ark Derby in history including a fast final 3/8th. If one buys the slow Santa Anita surface then Bolt still ran a fast final 3/8th and is still right there with the other contenders. I'm not a fan using one horse on one day as a measuring stick. We all know Keen Ice beat American Phoaroah in the Travers but finished 4th in the Breeders Cup and has only won one race in 13 since. Justify beat Bolt on one day on one surface.
