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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
There’s still a little more in the tank and he’s also still developing.
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And there's little quality in the 3yo division and whatever there was is still dwindling.
A "first ballot Hall of Famer" according to Brad Cox (cuz he's been around so many?), apparently because he's consistent enough to beat runners-up that collectively are just 2 for 25 in 2021 (adding in their 2020 records won't make it look any better)...
No mean feat running down a distance-challenged Le Comte winner. I suppose that Herculean effort will convince his connections that he need not come back out as a 4yo.
Still, things are looking good to complete a pseudo-monster campaign. Cox already has sat down stablemate (and Essential Quality's main rival in the 3yo division) Mandaloun, he also trains the best older horse (who also happens to be distance and pace challenged) in Knicks Go, an allowance horse off the turf won the Pacific Classic, and there was no mention of the BC Classic on the list of potential late season targets from the camp of Mishriff (supposedly the best older horse in the world).
I'll guess we'll have to wait to see if Tacitus starts breezing again in earnest and how the Hawthorne Gold Cup shakes out before identifying his main rival in the BC. You know, besides Art Collector...
