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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
No problem disagreeing about which race she is better suited for, you have made your points and I've made mine, so stop adding unnecessary foolishness that only detracts from your opinion. We can agree to disagree about which race she is better suited for and I do not necessarily disagree that she will be up against it in this year's mile. Are you sure, however, that you want to stand by the opinion that she will lose the Galaxy? Come on.
As for Commentator, THAT is a rooting " opinion ". I love Commentator and Nick is a very good friend so I am simply going with my heart. I do feel on his good days that he is as good a horse as there is in the world but I also recognize that he has had more than his share of injuries and they may have taken their toll. I also realize that his performance in the Forego was a very possible indicator that he cannot rate but being that he stumbled very badly at the start of that race I think it's wise to give him one more chance before discarding him. He is an absolute monster on his good day...and he's had more than a few of them.
As for Henny Hughes...he's a very good horse and only a fool would deny that. I also think he certainly is one of the major contendors for the BC Sprint at this point. However, winning against a four horse field and then beating a mediocre field in the King's Bishop, where his chief competitor ( Mach Ride ) stumbled horrifically at the break and then was completely shut off at the top of the stretch when attempting to rerally, does not legitimize Henny Hughes just yet to me. I am eager to see the Vosburgh, I have no idea what Commentator's status is, as Nick has been in KY and my only contact with him was to briefly congratulate him on winning the Brooklyn, but I look forward to Henny's race there regardless. No doubt he's a good horse, but, I still need to see more.
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I never said she'll ose the Galaxy...it'll be a matter of how far in that race..I said that if she preps in the Galaxy - which she is - then I do not like her chances in either the MILE or the F&M TURF..my reasoning is that knwoing CD's turf course well and seeing patterns of how KEE horses run on it after they run at KEE - I don't like the fact she'll be prepping over that surface at that distance if she wants to run 1 3/8 miles in the F&M Turf.....and I don't like her in the Mile anyways, so it really doesn't matter where she preps to me...the decision to run in the Galaxy only affected my decision that I no longer like her as much for her preparartion if she were to run in the F&M Turf....I would have liked to see her win the Flower Bowl going into the F&M Trf...thats what I would have done with her and you always have to think that way as a handicapper - at least i have had succes doing so...
But I NEVER Said tha she woud lose the Galaxy...she'll be 1-2 in the wagering there....
As for your Commentator remarks...good stuff...I agree with most of it..he is a good horse and great when on his game, but I am afraid that he is a horse that has to have things his own way to a large degree, which isn't a successful formula for winning a race like the BC Sprint when he will indeed be pushed hard and will have o rate at some point in the race....I think seven furlongs is his best game, and if he remains sound to next year's Met Mile then I think he would be really tough in a race like that....
I actually bet him in his last race and I rarely take chalk...so it goes to show you that I thought he was the goods too, but I was obviously wrong...
As for the 'silly foolishness' or whatever comments...not sure what thats all about.....these are opinions, not digs...