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Originally Posted by PowerUpPaynter
I got to say there is just no way I could of saw this horse landing in the tri last year. Did anyone have him? What am I missing? Even looking back its hard to make a case for it. There is just no angle I could of predicted that. The Santa Anita Derby was a soft, slow race and I just didnt like any horse coming out of it.
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Before delving into the past performances for the Kentucky Derby...
Did you like any horses coming out of the Kentucky Derby itself?
It was a fairly unproductive race. And Battle Midway was a modest 3rd at best, being nearly 8 lengths behind the winner.
None of the starters displayed Grade 1-caliber consistently the rest of the year, though Girvin, Practical Joke, and Battle of Midway each took down a Grade 1 later on. For the most part they were putting up G2-G3 performances.
Arguably, only Thunder Snow--a turf horse--showed consistent Grade 1 (Group 1) form thereafter. Classic Empire too if you count his single subsequent start.