Remember when Andy Beyer said Azeri wouldn't finish in the top half of the field? Managed a pretty respectable 5th against Ghostzapper and co. when her 2004 self was most definitely not peak form and Beyer snacked on some public crow. I'm not saying Giacomo's gonna nail it but I don't kick the underdog to feel better about myself.
Obviously many people also threw out Giacomo in the Derby. I heard many a crack that he shouldn't even be in the race and that it was pure Derby fever that got him entered. This is one situation where rather than put a horse very few people are touting down, then going 'I told you so' it's better to pick a horse lots of people expect to do well and be right when they bomb or a horse people hate and you go 'watch it, he'll win.' If you kick him and he's scraping the barrel at the end, where's the prize? It's like telling a kid who's not doing well in a class but he tries really hard and sometimes aces a quiz that he's going to flunk the final exam. Yeah I guess everybody wins if he fails...er..maybe not. If people include him and he doesn't reward them then goody for you, you'll end up with more money one would think. I'd let them root for Giacomo all they want.
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