Unfairly Maligned
This year’s crop of three-year-olds may be ill-fated — Lion Heart, Birdstone, and The Cliff’s Edge were all retired with fractures — but it’s not inferior. “Some believe, based on Beyer Speed Figures, that this is a weak crop. Yet other speed figure gurus, such as Thoro-Graph’s Jerry Brown, state that some of Smarty Jones’ numbers are among the fastest ever recorded by a 3-year-old, including one race that was the fastest ever recorded.” (Blood-Horse)
