No Wood for Circular Quay

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Honestly, let me ask you a question.....if you get a horse that you know is a genuinely good horse isn't the one thing you say to yourself " God, I hope I don't screw this one up "? Not in any way to denigrade your profession but do you really consider it rocket science?

Absolutely. I had a good 2 yo last year that I thought could run. I wanted to get him a couple races under his belt so I ran him once at TP and the other time at Kee on the Poly. He did not really seem to love the poly but got some good experience. I brought him to CD and worked him 6 f's. He worked as good as a horse could work. Not a huge time but a rare perfect work. He got a little shin sore afterwards so I said to myself,"God I dont want to screw this one up" so we backed off of him. The owner decided to send him to FL and he won at GP with a 90 Beyer. Not rocket science but common sense. The trick is understanding when you have common sense and when you are just being too conservative.