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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Actually, Circular Quay ( maybe it's just me but these internet abbreviations are silly ) was lucky to beat Teuflesberg at Churchill, as not only did Teuflesburg set the fast pace that set things up for Circular Quay's perfect trip victory, but he did so after losing his irons at the start. Now, Scat Daddy at least ran that one down after getting hemmed in around the turn, and while he has probably won his last pari-mutual race, I expect his premature retirement or extended trip to the proverbial shelf to be announced any day, at least he overcame a bit of adversity. However, his supposed superior talent was MASSIVELY exposed in that very slow race today ( Scat Daddy would have handled NYB Maiden victor Tough and Easy by six lengths. That monster finally broke his maiden after 15 failures ).
Hopefully this Saratoga meet will showcase some actually talented horses. Those of you that think the Scat Daddys and Circular Quays of the world fit that bill need to get a reality check.
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Another "professional horse analyst" opinion. I'll wait for Hank Goldberg to weigh in before makng conclusions. I will say I'd not be surprised a bit if Scat D goes on the shelf. Velazquez tortutred him like a Gitmo detainee the last 1/8.
My own opinion is Daddy beat a fairly nice maiden who was running back in 19days with no works here but Trip to the Bank, the open lengths second colt he beat in his debut, was nowhere to be seen. Circular Quay has looked far more impressive to me.
Then again, I'm no Hank Goldberg.