Breeders' Cup Fan Fantasy: The Sprint

[dalakhani]

Okay, dont throw any tomatoes at me.

What do you experts think about Smile?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Okay, dont throw any tomatoes at me.

What do you experts think about Smile?

80's racing was just before my time but...

Smile has a win and a 2nd to Precisionist in his two attempts in the race - but otherwise was not a dominant sprinter.

The year Precisionist won and he was 2nd - he was off the board at 1/2 in the Vosburgh two weeks later. Precisionist was off the board at 2/5 four weeks later out West. Both horses finished behind Pancho Villa (2nd in the Vosburgh and won the National Sprint Champ at HP)

From looking at past performances, speed figures, and watching videos of races - I would have to say the two best sprinters of the 1980's were Phone Trick and Groovy.

PT never ran in the BC - and Groovy was beaten twice in the BC Sprint as an odds on favorite.