Bernardini - 2006 Jim Dandy Stakes

The 2006 Jim Dandy Stakes won in an effortless performance by the superb Bernardini in the slop.

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• Thoroughbred
• Horse
• Racing
• Bernardini
• Minister's
• Bid
• Hemingway's
• Key
• 2006
• Jim
• Dandy
• Stakes
• Saratoga
• Springs
• Tom
• Durkin
• New
• York

[Tairaterces]

Who the heck is Bernerdini?

I thought Bernardini won this race, am I wrong?

Does Durkin have a speech impediment?

[cf1970]

@Tairaterces You're really splitting hairs here; Tom is saying it fine. The pronunciation of Bern"a"rdini can be a little ambiguous with the "a" sometimes being very close to an "e", depending on the person calling the given race.

Great call regardless, don't you think?

[bsinboots]

my all-time favorite call of Durkin's..."He didn't break a sweat and it's 90 degrees! Bernardini runs HUGE."

[cf1970]

I agree; it's one of his best calls. Bernardini was so talented, he turned this race into a paid workout.

Watching this again, I absolutely hate the way horses with this kind of extraordinary ability are put to stud at three. This sport will never achieve the status it once had if this trend continues. We need more "true" sportsmen in the sport for things to improve, and even better breeding of speed AND endurance, or the thoroughbred line will never recover either.

Thanks for the comments.

[patteel]

@cf1970 I agree completely.

[armed2themax]

Bernardini was better than Barbaro....imo.

[decroo21]

The battle between Barbaro and Bernardini would have been a tremendous one in the Preakness!

Fantastic horse.

[lengua92]

whata horse...

[tomar111292]

i feel he was to overrated his gold cup who did he beat? travers was bluegrass cat preakness ok this race sunriver didnt handle the slop. but id take berny over curlin any day

[kadir1982]

he didnt break a sweat n its 90 degrees..!lol