Just had to stop by, say hi and bathe in the warm feeling of Bob Frankel\'s bad day. It was a good day to take a stand against Bobby and Bailey and I loved \"Bobby the Mouth\'s\" parting words to the media:
\"I don\'t know what happened, I really can\'t talk right now\"
He\'s never at a loss for words when things are going his way. Why get tight lipped on the big day?
I didn\'t bet Funny Cide as much as I like him. I\'ve felt he has never come back from his dull Belmont Stakes effort. But contrary to what Cry Bobby has to say, I do think he\'s your 3 y.o. champion. I rate the contenders:
Funny Cide - Derby, Preakness
Ten Most Wanted - Travers, Super Derby
Empire Maker - Wood, Belmont
Peace Rules - La.Derby, Bluegrass, Haskell
I consider the Wood essentially a draw and I discount Empire for skipping the Preakness. That was Not a very brave thing to do. Despite Peace Rules poor Mile, he was a good horse and he was in the Preakness field. For me its a no brainer. Two gems of the Triple and a game if over the top showing in the Belmont make Funny the 3 y.o. champion.
CtC
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I agree. FUNNY CIDE won the 2 more important races. I would have given EMPIRE MAKER a slight nod if he had won the Jim Dandy.
Good Luck,
Joe B.