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Originally Posted by pick4
Cairo Prince ran like a horse who was not fit or tough enough to win a race like the Florida Derby. Since the prevailing wisdom of horse trainers is to race less I have no idea if McLaughlin and Godolphin were using the Florida Derby as STIFF CONDITIONING exercise.
His 20 something points may leave him looking at the Derby from the outside.
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I don't think McLaughlin cared too much about winning the Florida Derby. Cairo Prince's pattern resembles Closing Argument in 2005, and that colt ran just fine in the Derby. 20 something points will be good enough.