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Im not putting him with the "greats" yet. C.C raced 27 times and won 16 of them. Arrogate raced 7 times. Yes arrogate beat him but C.C. was like Ali at the end of his career. It's way too early and he will probably be retired next year.
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![]() I guess Secreteriat's Belmont must have been a real snoozer for you.
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Wow, even for you that is pretty dumb. |
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![]() so it seems that upon arrival in Kentucky to breed , California Chrome was
x-rayed thoroughly, as most thoroughbreds are. They found No issues, sound as a loud noise. Could it be that the Horse in the #1 stall, Arrogate, got such a good start running into the first turn, striding wickedly fast, that the post position for Chrome was too much to overcome. I mean you really can't give Arrogate a head start by a few lengths with his speed, and expect to catch up to him. I saw a 6 year old horse, who saw he couldn't catch up to the speed of Arrogate out of the gate, and he just gave up, like a horse who has grown tired of the game. Nothing more than that.. he was behind from the post draw, and never caught up, and gave up at a mile after wicked fractions. He was seasoned enough to know, he couldn't catch Arrogate. when you are in the 20th post at CD, you have a long stretch run to run the hypotenuse vector into the first turn, and loose little ground; at GP however, your hypotenuse vector is very short, and in most cases an insurmountable obstacle leaving you to run vertically instead of horizontally to approach the first turn. I wonder what the trackus distances would have been for the 2 ? |
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![]() Uhhh...no. This is not what happened. Most likely he tweaked something in his knee that he couldn't run through. Ever go for a jog and have a kink in your leg that prevents you from running to your fullest? Bet your kneecap wasn't fractured. The X-rays coming back negative doesn't mean something wasn't wrong during the race.
This is not to say I think he would've beat Arrogate. I don't. I also don't think the trip or early fractions had anything to do with CC's performance. Something was physically amiss with him. That's all. |
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![]() I saw a 6 year old horse, who saw he couldn't catch up to the speed of Arrogate out of the gate, and he just gave up, like a horse who has grown tired of the game. Nothing more than that.. If I said that I would get a quote like....Wow, even for you that is pretty dumb.
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![]() Horses can become old real quick, especially after 27 races and 5 years of racing.
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![]() Some are just hitting their best stride
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![]() I would say more are leaving than arriving. Especially at this level of racing. you also have to consider the late blooming 3 year olds coming up while you are declining.
Example - Look at Rachel Alexandra. Never the same after that hard campaign. Ok some one call me stupid !!! QUICK!!!! tick tock...tick tock....
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![]() ok I will...the breeding shed and the money to be made there is the reason good horses don't run
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