Quote:
|
Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I do believe that he was deserving of the Eclipse Award as he absolutely accomplished more in that category than any other horse. He was NOT, however, the best sprinter in the country.
|
If LITF was not the best sprinter last year, then who was?
I don't know how you can say that your friends' assessment of LITF was better than yours. Why would you think that? The fact that he lost one race at the end of a hard campaign doesn't prove anything. I'll bet that these same friends were constantly betting against him and were constantly wrong. Then when he finally lost, they probably said I told you so.
And this year, the horse has had excuses. I don't think you can hold it against him too much that he lost his first race off the layoff. His race in Kentucky was huge. That was an awesome race. I'm not that big on figures but I'll bet that all the figures confirm that he ran a huge race that day. I know he ran a 111 Beyer. I don't know what his sheet number was but I bet it is was a huge number. Kelly's Landing is a very good sprinter when he fires. On his best day, he can compete with anyone. He ran huge that day and LITF still beat him.