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Originally Posted by Valuist
Only negative I see on the Holy Bull was Cairo Prince burned some money in the FL Derby. Intense Holiday shipped to FG and overcame the speed and rail bias to win the Risen Star. Wicked Strong was 9th in that field and came back to win the Wood. Coup de Grace prompted the pace before tiring badly and he came back to win the Bay Shore.
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Also out of Florida:
Pablo Del Monte ran a very good 3rd in the Bluegrass after running against Wildcat Red and General A Rod in the Hutcheson and GP Derby.
Medal Count won the Transylvania and then ran 2nd in the Blue Grass out of the Fountain of Youth.
Our Caravan won the Calder Derby by 9 3/4 out of the Fountain of Youth.
We Miss Artie won the Spiral out of the Fountain of Youth.
Danza won the Arkansas Derby out of strong ALW in Florida.
There were a number of others horses that also ran better when they came out of races against that GP group.
There have been a few duds, but I'd have to say that generally speaking, the evidence indicates that the GP Florida 3yos are better than the credit they are getting. I think Wildcat Red, General A Rod, and Cairo Prince are pretty good. The real question to me is the distance.