Finally getting re-settled back from Dubai. Needless to say, it won't take me five months to get back into form - that too is a myth.
Anyway...
All expected commentary from the usual suspects here, so I'm not all that surprised. It is what it is - you either like it and embrace it for what it is or complain. I spent Sunday arguing back and forth with an Australian journalist who said the DWC wasn't "proper racing."
C'mon people - what is? Define it. An American's perspective is different than X or Y or Z. Just on and on and on. Complain or enjoy...it's what we do. You either have a rosy outlook on racing or a dour one. I enjoy being at Saratoga in the summer, or Meydan, or Manor Downs outside Austin where I will be calling the races on Saturday. People need to get over themselves and their ideal opinion of what is and is not good racing.
I didn't pick Gloria De Campeao first, had him second. But it doesn't excuse the fact that I thought the result of the World Cup was incredibly logical, and if I hadn't been in the walking ring lapping up the scene, I would have been salivating over the fact that three horses who had wins over the course were 25-1, 40-1, and 35-1 respectively.
The joke of it all is that people who bet the Dubai World Cup card do so, almost uniform, ONLY on that day, and pay no attention to the rest of the Carnival. That is a TON of uninformed money in the pool...I might have been better financially staying home and just plugging away. I think people are frustrated that they bet and lose when betting the form they know and losing to the form they don't understand...
I won't sit here and explain Al Shemali winning the Duty Free - but you can't say that there isn't a host of information I've put out there that doesn't give you a better handle to have thought these horses had a chance to win. I thought Allybar, Gloria De Campeao, and Lizard's Desire were all viable win candidates. Not redboarding here, just restating what was in plain English on my website.
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