Word: foolishnesses
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Whether that criticism holds water is debatable, but the fact remains that Media was one tick off a track record an one length behind Foolish Pleasure at the end of the fourth race of his life...
Around New York circles it is generally accepted that if Media and Bombay Duck could give Foolish Pleasure a run for his money, then Miss Cynthia Phipps's Singh could have beaten them all. Singh was far and away the best in the New York circuit, but a pulled ligament put him out of action for the Wood and the Derby. As it stands, Singh could well be a dramatic spoiler in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes. It all depends on how he comes back from the dangerous injury...
Master Derby's mud-running heroics last week also eclipsed the valiant efforts of a horse named Harvard Man, who left the gate in the Blue Grass as a 35-1 long shot and finished eighth in the field of nine. Harvard Man, who finished second to Foolish Pleasure in the Champagne Stakes last year, has been one of the biggest disappointments of this racing season, to say the least...
...list of credentials for the contenders is impressive, but none approach those of Foolish Pleasure. So he'll be the favorite, even money or thereabouts, with Master Derby and the rest of the gang close behind...
...this year's Derby, you can take your pick. Foolish Pleasure will be right there at the finish, but whether his head will be in front or behind is hard to say. He's the king right now, and it will stay that way until somebody proves differently...