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Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance
Miss Andretti isn't an Asian horse.
I think she fully deserves to be rated as highly as she is. She beats the best in Australia, then she comes and beats the beat over five furlongs in England before the ground went against her on her next start.
She's had a very busy year and that was probably the main reason she was beaten in HK. I know you are completely against the excuse of the draw, but it certainly didn't help her. Not many horses would have won after being kept three or four deep around the turn, especially as she was racing very keenly.
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Are these rankings for grass only? Also, I'm not informed on Australian racing at all but it's always been my opinion that the racing there is highly provincial. I compare it to saying a horse beat the best in Canada. Doesn't mean a lot outside of that region. Her win in England was a good one but it was also in a grade two race. If she had beaten the best in Europe, that would be a different story. I would have no issue with calling a world class level horse. But the world champion seems a bit of a stretch.
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Last edited by King Glorious : 12-15-2007 at 12:42 PM.
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