I shouldn't bother responding to you, but let me explain something to you, history is the guide to evaluating horses, and one thing that happens is that some horses move forward more than others. So, just because one horse finished ahead of another in the past does not mean that horse is always better than it's rival.

I'm glad you love the game, and I'm glad that you are enthusiastic, but you would be well served by listening more and typing less.

in no order...

indian blessing
zatfig
proud spell
big brown
casino drive or mint lane i guess ? ? ? ? ?
whats yours ?

i do listen...

why spare the champion stuff ? she is A CHAMPION, MOST OF these other 3 yr olds will never accomplish that title

i love proud spell but at 7 furlongs i dont think she would have a chance.

I'd say it's slightly more difficult to be an "official" champion among three-year-olds than it is among two-year-old fillies.

you can't say that without knowing the makeup of the race, the size and quality and speed of the other runners, the location, track condition, etc, etc. handicapping isn't about picking out names from a list of entries.

The Village Idiot begs to differ.

There are 15 3 yo F G1's left this year.

2 are on turf
1 is sprinting on synthetic
2 are sprinting on dirt
10 are 8F or more on dirt.

Indian Blessing best get it done right quick as both dirt sprints are in the next six weeks.

Calder?

Well, since she's obviously better than all the male 3YO sprinters out there I think you should also include the King's Bishop. She can win that after winning the Test.

Isn't their Grade 1 sprint for females for 3YOs and up? Or is it even a Grade 1?

Oh yeah, I was thinking there was another one on that summit of speed program.

The Rooney is their G1. 3&up F/M. I think the Azalea is a G3, I think. That's the 3 yo F race.

Why not? How else would you figure it?

I think Xtra Heat won the Eclipse as a 3 yo and she was a sprinter. But she actually won sprints as a 3yo.

Interesting for whom?

Indian Blessing is below more than a few ( and I mean more than five...and probably more than ten ) horses of her generation at pretty much any distance. The fact that she could maybe ( and it's unlikely ) finish ahead of one at 1 1/8 that she can't beat at 7F is meaningless, as there are 20, and probably more, others that can pick up the mantel and drown her at the longer distances.

The bottom line is that she has not moved forward from last year, and quite a few have, which is all that matters now. She is a very good horse but there are precious few meaningful races that she can still win. I don't think, given her natural speed, that she is completely impossible for the BC F&M Sprint, but assuming even Dream Rush sticks around, it's hard to believe she can outrun that one early and then stave off the closers. And, that's just off the top of my head. The bottom line is she does not seem to have taken a step forward from last year.

Plenty of stakes this winter at AQU. The bias there would suit a gutless horse like her perfectly.

Why are we going on about a one-dimensional horse that can't win unless she gets it all her own way?

To fill time because I couldn't get tickets for Hamlet tonight.

J Be K vs. Indian Blessing at 8.5 - 9F is completely irrelevant. Especially since they're both best at around 7F. Who cares who would win in a race where neither would be very good?

Someone trying to prove the unprovable?

Hypotheticals? Yes. Hypothetically ridiculous? No.

call a -rod

Give me his number.

i thought you two were secret handshake buddys.. clearly a snub on his part not giving you the number........ beyers got it

horse hasn't won since the beginning of february, but she's in the top five?!

this crop is worse than i thought.

Who's annoyed? This is better than Hamlet.

Playing the victim doesn't support any argument.

I see KG went on auto-delete.

sigh.

that not funny guy is.... coach, something is his name

Too bad. Haven't seen such strong reasoning skills since I was an English major.

Wanna know the ending?