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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
but they are being compared all the time, on the triple crown we are hearing horses like Pioneer of the Nile is a nag and to slow, just look at the figures for the Futurity and the Lewis.
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The reason Pioneer of the Nile is the most absurd possible Derby horse is that he can't run on the dirt. He is a mediocre turf horse, running on a turf course, that his competition can't particularly handle. My God, Bittel Road finished less than two lengths behind him. Take a step back and look at what is going on here.
And don't give me that " how do we know he can't run on the dirt " crap. We know.....because they know.
The bottom line is that this surface has particularly destroyed the TC prep season. One, it has elevated mediocre turf horses and fooled some people into thinking they are talented dirt horses, two, it has hampered dirt horses from actually getting to showcase their true talents, and three it has made the process of analyzing these preps virtually impossible. But, one thing it hasn't done, is made Pioneer of the Nile a true TC contender.