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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
Jorge Velasquez rode Phone Trick in NY.
Groovy won 10 of 15 starts when he began sprinting in earnest. One of those defeats was in the Jerome going 8f. He beat the older Phone Trick as a 3yo before he was well-established.
On The Line was running in route races all the way to the end of his career. For good reason, he did well in many of them.
That horse could barely win 2 races in a row. Great turn of foot when he actually used it.
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My bad on the jockey in NY. It was like 27 years ago and my take on jockeys are that they are mostly useless.
Everyone knew Groovy was a sprinter. Maybe you meant dedicated sprinter. He beat Phone Trick because Mandella thought it best to concede the lead to Groovy. Groovy didn't fare well when hooked by a quality speed horse, or worse, if he was forced to chase a quality speed horse.
On the Line was a sprinter by the end of his career. There is no doubt about that.
And yeah, Lit de Justice was a freaking nut case. When he fired, he was just about unbeatable (provided Nak didn't give him too awful a ride/trip).
I'm not saying Groovy wasn't a great sprinter. I just feel that there are a number of sprinters, that if all were on their best that day, would beat him.