War Pass --DB ?

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

People are so used to throwing undeserved superlatives at horses that when an actually superior animal comes around they are confused.

Sharp post. Racing fans naturally gravitate towards anything that resembles something good because of this desperate need for a superstar. It's over-used and when something good does come around, people stutter.

I think this plays into that larger idea that horseplayers are so jaded and cynical, that a good thing truly isn't. War Pass could win the Derby by 10 and people would still find fault.

Horseplayers... they're never happy.