CrystalScott

Hate to point out the obvious, but Hansen's competition was exactly the two colts you mentioned. You can argue all day that Union Rags had a wide trip, and yes, he did, but if he really were a much better horse than he would've run right by Hansen. Maybe Hansen doesn't have the award locked down, but if his win on a foreign surface in his first grade one race against the best in the nation doesn't impress you than you have my sympathy.