I can see how that was taken that way but it wasn't what I meant. What I meant is that I think he is a top class runner and could perform well going further. It's my belief that he'd do very well going 10f but I'm far less optimistic about 12f. While this is just my belief, I offer no proof that he could.....because their is none. There is also no proof that he couldn't and I don't think saying because they haven't tried it yet offers proof that he can't. The GZ reference was because I remembered hearing the same kind of things before he stretched out. I think that great horses do things that don't fall into the ordinary and I think Frankel is a great horse who's legend or reputation would be enhanced by beating top horses going longer but will still be that of a top class horse, at least in my mind, even if he never races past 8f.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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