All this Hatin on Lava

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

Whenever this horse beats good horses OUTSIDE of sunny California, I'll jump on the bandwagon. For right now, I'll pass...

Agreed. But the connections are doing what I would do and what is right. Hes a gelding and his only job is to make money in the most expensive races they can run in at home against the easiest competition. Its the right thing to do. I appreciate that and how good a horse he is. But when I hear HOY stuff being bandied about he really should have to beat better horses. If hes as good as those who think he is say he is, then why would this be a problem? If hes truly that good he should be able to do that. Yet, I don't see any proclamations that he will accomplish this. Sure sounds strange to me, thats for sure. All these folks telling us he should be HOy yet none of em will predict victory if he leaves california. You can't have it both ways, hes either the best horse and a deserving HOY who can win outside of Cali or he isnt. So who wants in on how he does if he leaves cali? Anyone, Bueller? Anyone?