I don't understand how anybody can honestly consider ANY of the current US based horses in the BC Turf assuming any of the anticipated Euros show up. The likes of Hurricane Run are significantly better than these horses. Don't get me wrong, the Tin Man is an admirable horse, especially considering his age, but any neutral observer ( I didn't bet the race and was glad to see both Cacique and English Channel bite the dust ) knows that he won because he was allowed to walk on the lead. Cacique and English Channel are also both very nice horses, but they have all been successful this year against modest competition in races where they too got good setups. Showing Up is another very nice horse, and his Secretariat win was terrific, but he failed to either rate successfully or negotiate the added distance in the Man O' War. Considering the utter domination incurred upon our horses by the even modest looking Euro group that arrived last year I fail to see how anybody can be seriously entertaining notions of any of these horses winning the BC Turf. Obviously we have to wait and see who actually shows up but with the Arc five weeks before this years BC, as opposed to THREE weeks last year, I anticipate our horses will once again be severely up against it.
Hardly taking a stand but I am surprised at the vehemnace with which people are defending a fairly lackluster bunch.
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09-25-2006, 06:04 PM
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