Jazil Retired
 

While I'm sure the bashers will flock to this thread like moths to a flame...the little guy brought more delight to me as a racing fan than few other horses have. Enjoy the green fields little one!

http://www.drf.com/news/article/88262.html

Here comes Jizil

I enjoyed him on Pace Advantage as well.

Both of his stirring victories?:D

One of which was at AQU, in a maiden race rained off the turf. He beat the immortal Tasteyville by a nose.

Like I said..moths to a flame. :rolleyes:

You called it


you know...







He really has done enough....

he was the only ancestor to the great Colin in the Belmont
everyone knew he was a lock
even if he could only manage to win the Belmont

Did they retire Fernando Jara too?

We could only be so lucky. Too bad for Jazil that a horse that doesn't really get going until 12 furlongs is such a joke in this day and age. In the past horses like that were celebrated. Unfortunately now there is only one graded 12 furlong race a year and unfortunately for Jazil he made the mistake of winning it and becoming the butt of all jokes.

his relation to Rags should command some sort of fee hike

Fee for what? The pony rides he will be giving?

I laughed

Hey he has a lot of stamina....the rides will be at least 1 1/2 miles long. More bang for your entertainment buck.

I wouldn't call myself a "Jazil basher" but I really don't understand how he brought you a lot of delight.
He was a pretty decent horse in the spring of his 3yo year. There is certainly no shame in running second in the Wood, turning in a respectable performance in the Derby, and then winning the Belmont. But unless you had a big wager on him in that race or something, I just don't see where the delight comes from.

To each their own.

Sorry man, but that horse doesn't "get going" at all. He only won the Belmont because he plodded along in last pace behind a supersonic pace (when you factor in the distance and kind of horses running that distance) High Finance was outsprinted for the lead in that race!

He is mistaken for a marathoner. Getting enough pace was far more important than having enough distance with him.

He made Giacomo look like Spectacular Bid.

LOVE the BS meter!!! I cant believe Pillow never pulled that one out.

Yeah, it was Pillow-esque

Check his fractions, the horse can run between 24 and 25 for every two furlongs of the race regardless of the distance. The pace was never relevant for him, it was getting enough distance that 24-25 fractions could compete. You can call that plodding if you want or you can call it endurance. Really the same thing. He was hardly a superstar but he doesn't deserve the ridicule anymore than the thousands of G1 winning horses that are distance challenged do. The emphasis on speed over stamina in the game is ridiculous.