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Originally Posted by Slew
This isn't based on who was the best horse.
#1 Spectacular Bid - obviously
#2 Smarty Jones - worst big money ride ever and collusion by jealous jocks. Ran the fastest internal mile in Belmont history and was still around at the wire.
#3 Real Quiet - Kent D move too early? Would he have been DQ'd had he won?
#4 Afleet Alex - Jeremy Rose still blames himself for the Derby. And I partly blame him too.
#5 Point Given - Even though he is #2 "best horse of last 30 years to be denied the TC" behind Spectacular Bid, don't think he would have caught Monarchos on that drag strip in 10 tries.
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Agree with Bid. Smarty maybe. No as to the rest. Would add Alysheba. No Lasix in New York at the time. Would give consideration to Sunday Silence and Easy Goer. Both would have had big chances without the other.