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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
He's a gelding.
He can't win the Classic and there's no breeding upside. It would be shockingly foolish to run him there.
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He is a godsend for the sport and I would respectfully disagree and suggest that his being a gelding only adds to the charm.
Do I think he can win?
Yes. Either race. I'd go for the Classic.
That aside he IS the star that the sport so desperately needs so it's only a question of will he be marketed as such or will this be just another missed opportunity?
I've always wanted to mention on here but never had how during the Olympics it kind of made me sick that there were no BC ads. That would have been perfect but no.
I don't mean market him in a using him sense, I just mean so much could be done here where he'd end up being a Smarty or Funny Cide sans Derby win easily.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=OMan4HhRQFI
From that to Horse of the Year.
He is marketing gold. The powers that be need to change anything and everything they've done and start by getting rid of whoever came up with the God awful best is yet to come campaign and start over now that they have their leading man. The whole gelding thing is very catchy and once people who don't know anything about racing understand the point of view you stated about breeding
it could endear him even more to the masses.