Derek Ryan on Quality Road: "Look him in the eye and he's counterfeit"

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

i still remember how bernardini and discreet cat were going to "beat up" on invasor. pissed all over bernardini......he did the same to discreet cat. yeah the flash of speed is exciting,winning by open lengths(when they can) the number freaks love them but in a true classic battle, they usually wilt.

I assume you missed the UAE Derby - where Discreet Cat beat the living hell out of Invasor?

But hey, I know, Invasor later "avenged" that defeat when Discreet Cat was last at every call and beat 30+ lengths off of a layoff in a race where PG'85 with a gleam of Old Country Buffet's front door in his eye - could have beaten him around the track.

[the_fat_man]

Hard to believe there are still some who don't quite understand that Bernie moved TOO EARLY in the Classic, giving Invasor pretty much a perfect trip last run. Not exactly a good example of a distance challenged horse, IMO.

The best horse in the world would lose EVERY TIME, to inferior competition, in a race where the FLOW went against it (or it went against the flow).

[slotdirt]

Yeah, Bernardini isn't exactly the best example of a horse who couldn't get 10f, but this is a Smooth Operator example we're discussing, so being factually correct isn't exactly important.

[Smooth Operator]

Think the fact that Invasor was a little older and more mature had just as much to do with Dini going down in that contest.

Run the race ten more times and Invasor gets the best of him more often than not, in my estimation

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Think the fact that Invasor was a little older and more mature had just as much to do with Dini going down in that contest.

Run the race ten more times and Invasor gets the best of him more often than not, in my estimation

WRONG.

[Smooth Operator]

Whatever, Rock

You're certainly entitled to your opinion...

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Whatever, Rock

You're certainly entitled to your opinion...

You know I love Z, I think shes much better then that other filly, but I think Bernardini was a total freak. I think Z would have been hard pressed to beat him.

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Think the fact that Invasor was a little older and more mature had just as much to do with Dini going down in that contest.

Run the race ten more times and Invasor gets the best of him more often than not, in my estimation

I wonder how many races it would have taken for Lava Man and Giacamo to win one race between them.

[Smooth Operator]

Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane

I wonder how many races it would have taken for Lava Man and Giacamo to win one race between them.

Who cares, Port Conway Lame

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Who cares, Port Conway Lame

Probably as many people that wonder how any other horse in a race that was run 3 1/2 years ago would have done if they ran it 10 times.