12-10-2009, 06:32 PM
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Sha Tin
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 20,855
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Originally Posted by Kasept
That is of course a ridiculous assessment Chuck. Once he broke his maiden, he was third in the AK Derby, 6th in the KY Derby, WON the Belmont, was 2nd in the Haskell, WON the Travers, WON the JCGC and was 4th in the BCC. That's a 3yo male championship campaign buy any measurement, and to be dismissive of him by glossing over the specifics of his season with 'he was 4 for 9' is silly.
On a side note, spoke at length with Ice Tuesday, and Summer Bird is doing terrific and should arrive in Hot Springs today. He will be at the track and Tim is pointing for a June/July return with an eye on the Breeders' Cup as the main goal.
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4 for 9 is barely above average? I think something like 2% of horses in training win 4 races in a year at any level. |