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[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I'm not disagreeing in general with the premise of your post, I just feel differently -- but c'mon, aren't you being just a smidge intellectually dishonest in trying to compare the Kentucky Oaks for a 3yo filly with the Derby Trial, Peter Pan, or Withers?

I don't have a problem with anyone who thinks she should go to the Derby, I just don't. On the other hand, your comparison at the end of outrageous.

Maybe it is because of the names of the races. Of course the Oaks is a much more important race than those three that I named and has much more meaning and looks better on the resume. But I do think that the difference between the Derby and the Oaks is even bigger than the gap between the Oaks and those other races. I'm only saying that the concept is the same. Skipping the big race for a lesser one that you have a bigger chance of winning.