As most know, I thought Bernardini was very hyped. We heard things like best since Slew and even on this board people were predicting 1:58 and such for the BCC. He's a damn nice horse but . . . not an Invasor.
Play the tape -- Bernardini only lost by 1 but he had a dream trip and Invasor had a much tougher trip. When Invasor cleared and only had Bernardini ahead of him it was obvious that he could run by Bernardini with ease and he did. Invasor has had a number of trough trips and still wins. If they ran today Invasor would beat him again even more easily.
Invasor deserves all the credit in the world. He's done more than any horse in a very long time. Won on 3 different continents. Doesn't need the drugs. Went everywhere and won everywhere. And he looks like he's still improving. He's still a young horse.
Maybe Argentina will become more recognized for producing competitive horses. Asiatic Boy could be another Invasor.
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04-02-2007, 10:41 AM
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