Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You're exagerating. Grand Couturier raced in two Group races in Europe, he ran third, beaten a neck for all the money in a Group 2, and he ran in a Group 1, won by eventual Arc winner Rail Link, where he finished fourth and lost second ( to Red Rocks ) by a neck. He was better than a " listed " horse in Europe. He, like Red Rocks, may also have benefited from Lasix.

As for Red Rocks, he hasn't raced since mid July, was scratched out of the Sword Dancer, and was pretty absent from training from what I understand ( he was absent from the work tab for 45 days ). To me, his talent is irrelevent, and I wouldn't go anywhere near him.