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Originally Posted by King Glorious
People need to understand that u can't bring up what horses used to do in the past and say that today's horses should be able to do the same. This is a different game and the horses are different.
I wouldn't run Curlin back in the race either. I'd much rather back off of him and regroup for the summer in races like the Haskell and Travers and Super Derby.
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I never suggested that "today's horses should be able to do the same" as Citation did in 1948. If Curlin's connections decided to run him in all three TC races AND another 10f race in between the Preakness and the Belmont like they did with Citation.....I would criticize them. The point was just that a "taxing" spring campaign does not eliminate a good horse's chances from having a good late summer/fall campaign. The idea of what constitutes a taxing campaign have certainly changed over the years, but nobody would dispute that....so I don't really know who you think you are arguing with.
You say you would rather see the horse regroup for a races like the Haskell and the Travers as if running him in the Preakness will ruin his chances in those races. Those races are literally MONTHS away and this horse has only raced 4 times in his life.
Is the breed more fragile than it was decades ago? Yes, but the animals are not THAT much different that running in the Derby and the Preakness will automatically ruin the rest of their careers.
Will Curlin win the Preakness.....who knows, but if he is close to 100% he definitely has a shot, and if the trainer feels he is close to 100%, then not running him would just be stupid.