Funny Cide will go in the Brooklyn

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Nostradamus

No, the owners, not the connections, are determined to run him over his head. The trainer has said publicly that he is not a grade 1 horse. The Woodward was the only race because the owners wanted to run him in a big race and the Whitney was much more competitive. They had 10,000 posters to hand out and wanted him to run in a big race at Saratoga before he was done. Nothing wrong with that. People forget this horse has two good wins already this year. One a graded stake.

I do think there is something wrong with running the horse in a completely impossible spot. He's not a 4YO unneutered horse who can greatly increase his value with a win, or even placing, he is a 6YO gelding. The simple fact is that whoever decided to run him there did the wrong thing by the horse. Simple as that.

Thus, I would say I strongly disagree with your " nothing wrong with that " comment.