Originally Posted by
Mighty Atom
Bitobliss had no luck at all, was hard held as he crossed the line. It would be a travesty if he wasn't selected and I really think the powers that be should look at his two phenomenal wins a couple of runs back and include him in the field ( no taking the horse to Sydney to run in the preludes). I'm a real fan of Bitobliss but he does seem to run into more than his share of bad luck in races. Deserved as he is I don't think you can select Smoken Up over Bitobliss. Restrepo was very good but had a great run throughout the race, taking nothing away from Restrepo but had Bitobliss lobbed in that position he would have blitzed them. I was really surprised that For a Reason didn't receive the first invite because he has virtually picked himself on his past two wins.