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Originally Posted by King Glorious
(Post 869909)
I just get tired of overrated provincial horses. Beating the same limited group over and over doesn't impress me. It's getting to be the same thing with Frankel although at least his races are world class races open to everyone. She's got to step out of her comfort zone and win. If she does, I'll quickly be here to give her the credit she deserves but until then, I hold off. It's not much different than Zenyatta just beating up on the same Southern Cal stiff race after race.
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You're very much wrong, my friend. If by beating the likes of Hay List, Wanted, Foxwedge, Crystal Lily, Scenic Blast, Ortensia, Star Witness and Beaded to name just a few of the genuine Gr1 winners, is 'beating the same limited group' then please forgive me.
I'm actually tired of people going on and on about aspects of this industry that they clearly know very little about. If you had any idea of the quality Australia posesses in it's sprinting ranks you wouldn't even think about making such a harsh comment.
So, she gets bagged for beating the world's number one male sprinter a few times..... it's ridiculous. Hay List would defeat just about any other sprinter put in his way anywhere around the world, yet she can go past him like he's stood still and she's 'overrated'?
Choisir, Takeover Target, Miss Andretti, Scenic Blast and Starspangledbanner - they all have two things in common. They're all Australian bred and trained (for the most part) sprinters and all won at Royal Ascot in either the Kings Stand or Golden Jubilee (Choisir won both). None of them (and I mean none of them) would even be in the same league as Black Caviar, none would even be able to get close enough to her to blow wind up her a$$........... now that's not me saying that, it's not even the connections of Black Caviar. The people who have said that are the owners and trainers of the horses I've just listed.
Back in February in the Gr1 Lightning stakes she went under 10 seconds for two consecutive furlongs with a final time of 55.5 seconds over 5 furlongs, this was just seven days after having her first ever start over 7 furlongs!
Last year she won the Gr1 Newmarket, which is weighted as a handicap. She carried more weight than any other filly had in this race. The horse who filled the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placings were all group one winners and she gave them all at least 5.5kgs! Crystal Lily who ran 2nd was the Golden Slipper winner from the year before and the great mare gave her a massive 8kgs, and she still won with her head in her chest.
It's been proven year after year that Australia breeds the best sprinters in the world, whether they race in Australia or Asia, hence the success they have had in the international sprints over the past ten years. Don't for one minute think the racing there is "limited".
You are very much mistaken.
