Originally Posted by miraja2 (Post 687404)

I don't remember the speed figure, but she did run pretty big in a Belmont stake on a sloppy track. I don't remember which race it was, but she won by a wide margin.

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS (Post 687412)

It was the Ruffian. Spring Waltz was the post time favorite.

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 687414)

Don't forget that there were two other killers in there, Little Belle and another Shug superstar, Boca Grande.

NT

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS (Post 687381)

Comparing Blind Luck to Rags to Riches is pretty silly.

Winning a couple of photo finishes over Harv De Grace .. doesn't exactly compare to utterly dismantling the useful Octave and High Heels - and than beating Curlin, Hard Spun, and Tiago - the 1-2 finishers in that years BC Classic - and Tiago was the top North American finisher in one of the two pathetic joke of a BC Classic held on pro-ride.

Blind Luck had no shot with R2R.

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop (Post 687583)

Beat Curlin in there no? That is a joke.

I am not so sure it is that silly, it is difficult to compare. Like Ali/Tyson or the 85 Bears and the 94 Cowboys tough to call.

I would give her a shot in any race at this point. To include Hard Spun's Belmont isn't really fair remembering that ride.

I think she is better than she is getting credit for, that's all. I know she will be 3yo filly champ and that is deserved. What the females have been doing lately is special and just beating your own is not enough anymore, I get it.

Just looking for big things in the future from this one is all.

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie (Post 687589)

Listen man. I am a fan of Blind Luck, and she was my most likely Oaks winner last year, but be real. When people start comparing her to horses like Rags to Riches, she is no longer being underrated.

Yes, she will be the 3yo champion. No, she will not be HOY, under any conditions short of her improving 15 lengths between now and the BC.

She's a good and honest filly that was fortunate to be born into a relatively weak crop. Nothing more, nothing less.

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop (Post 687595)

Agreed.

Just wishful thinking maybe. Perhaps she would have been better off racing on Saturday this week though. What do you think?

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie (Post 687596)

Saturday of this week?

I'm so out of touch right now with the racing calendar, what race are you referring to? Travers?

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie (Post 687600)

Yeah, I guess she makes as much sense as anyone else in there.

Originally Posted by the_fat_man (Post 686915)

But that's the lesson that Blind Luck teaches us. Even a superior against-the-grain runner like BL has lost. In particular, she's lost on POLY, where it's a lot harder to go against the grain. And she's 4 for 4 on dirt where it's MUCH EASIER to do so. Hard to believe that those that appreciate what BL does can't make the next step and REALLY APPRECIATE what Z does. Z would CRUSH her on POLY -- and certainly on dirt --- with comparable setups/trips. As much as has been made about Z's last race, BL doesn't win with that setup. Has Z lost a step? Who knows? Just give her clear sailing and (reasonably) enough time and she'll run ANYTHING down.

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER (Post 688156)

She ain't lost anything. She likes to tease the haterz. If there's ever been a horse that likes to fk with people's heads, it's her. She'll run whatever figure needs to be run. She's got to beat Blame, and it won't be easy to beat the Baffert Superjuice. Once that fkn lil M Garcia makes a lead with a horse, it becomes very difficult to get to them. The amount of speed in the race will be very important. If the Baffert juice rates off a mild pace, and gets 1st run, then it's gunna be hard to run them down. He ain't playing. K, that fkr would do anything to see that blonde jump up n' down after winning the biggest race in the worlld(n' bounce titties.) He's shown he can beat that supertesting.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind (Post 688167)

All that's missing is a hiccup.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind (Post 688167)

All that's missing is a hiccup.