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Old 06-04-2009, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I don't think people were too excited because, well because it was Farma Way and Festin. I thought the the series was a great idea though. Who were the top older horses in the country last year? Curlin, Commentator, Einstein, Heatseeker, and Tiago? How many times did they match up? Some matchups are better than none.
I thought the series was a great idea, too. I was at the Pimlico Special when Farma Way beat Unbridled, Summer Squall, Festin, and Jolie's Halo, setting a track record to boot. But by the time summer rolled around, I wasn't that excited to see Farma Way vs Festin again.

I just did some reading to remind myself how the series ended: Farma Way and Festin decided it in the Woodward, Farma Way coming away with 1st place money by finishing ahead of Festin; BUT, In Excess won the Woodward.

In the Breeder's Cup, Black Tie Affair beat all of them, and nailed HOY, too. Maybe that sapped some of the luster from the "Championship Series".

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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar
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