I guess I'm in the camp that thinks its smart to run a rabbit in the JCGC. Coolmore has a horse with a closing kick, and they are willing to pay the nomination and starting fees to insure one.
Where exactly is the rule that is written that says need the lead/speed types should never face any adversity in their races?
Bull****. The reason many of them reel off winning streaks is that noone wants to bang heads with them early, because they are all afraid they will stop and get no purse money. They all just suck along and try to get place and show money and the speed horse rolls.
Wanna know what a DISGRACE IS???? A disgrace was the Dubai Escapade race up here where several other horses like Stormy Kiss had early speed and all of em grabbed like sumo wrestlers so as to avoid a duel, and just sucked along while Dubai bounded free and clear in moderate fractions that others in the field had regularly set or attended.
BULL**** to the notion that a rabbit is not fair to anyone. Give me a break please. If Dr fager could suffer the "indignity" of a rabbit, than anyone else who ever sets foot on a track can.
I love the whole notion that because either Dutrow or Coolmore does it then it is wrong, but if you do it to Dr Fager its ok.
I for one, am tired of witnessing grade one races where jockeys are given orders to grab and not contest the favorite so as not to "burn up" the mount and allow the favorite to just roll away unmolested.
Holy Bull had a rabbit thrown at him in the Travers and proved his greatness by winning anyway.
Smarty Jones got absolutely tortured by Bailey and Solis in the Belmont.
At what point did Commentator and Bernadini become exempt from what Holy Bull, Dr. fager, and Smarty Jones were forced to endure.
If Bernadini is indeed a superhorse, then some adversity should not be a problem.
You'll never see me crying because a 2-5 shot never gets contested during a race and is allowed to walk to the half mile pole.