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Old 10-15-2011, 03:37 PM
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Personally, I couldn't care less if he comes over here. If he ran here, all I'd be doing is watching the race on tv, just as I have his other races so where he races makes no difference. Also, coming over here would not provide him with tougher competition. The horses he's facing there are far superior to what he'd face here. It would be like the Packers winning the Super Bowl but then having to go prove themselves against Michigan.

The horse is a top class runner wherever he runs and whatever distance he runs at. I don't think that he has to run further to prove that. It would be nice, of course, but not necessary. Can you rate him ahead of a horse like Zarkava, who was able to beat Goldikova at a mile and win the Arc? Ahead of Sea the Stars, who was also versatile enough to win going short and long? My head says no but I do believe that he's good a miler as I've seen and just because they haven't tried something doesn't mean to me that he can't do it. Two races before winning the BC Classic, Ghostzapper had never won at 9f.
of course he has to run successfully at 10f to prove he could. otherwise it's pure speculation. if he never tries, there's a reason for it.
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Old 10-15-2011, 03:50 PM
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of course he has to run successfully at 10f to prove he could. otherwise it's pure speculation. if he never tries, there's a reason for it.
Of course he'd have to do it to prove he could. That much is obvious. Again, I've never said he could. I don't know either way. All I said was that there was no proof that he couldn't.
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Old 10-15-2011, 05:42 PM
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Of course he'd have to do it to prove he could. That much is obvious. Again, I've never said he could. I don't know either way. All I said was that there was no proof that he couldn't.

'The horse is a top class runner wherever he runs and whatever distance he runs at. I don't think that he has to run further to prove that.'

i guess i misunderstood your point here. whatever.
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By far the best horse I've seen - looks even better this year - beat a race fir Excelebration by more than he did last year - what everyone really wants is for him to face off v Black Caviar or Cirrus Des Aigles to see just how unbelievable he is!!
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Old 05-19-2012, 11:08 AM
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I thought Mark Johnson summed it up nicely: "It really looked like a stallion taking on a little foal as they entered the final two furlongs"
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Old 06-19-2012, 09:37 AM
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That horse is unbelievable. He made a mockery of the Queen Anne.
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Old 06-19-2012, 09:42 AM
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That horse is unbelievable. He made a mockery of the Queen Anne.

Pretty awesome racehorse....Now if they would only bring him over for the BC.
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