Mine That Bird

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Any time a horse does something well that they aren't comfortable doing it speaks to talent level. Summer Bird was forced into running a way that could never suit he style heb=nce his Haskell was a nice effort.

So if I'm 5K runner and I'm running 5K against a 400M sprinter and I foolishly go out there early with him BUT because he can't even get a mile, I outlast him to the wire, as he basically collapses, YET he's able to stay with me until 4.85K, I'm to be applauded for a fine effort? (Oh, and the rest of the field consists of 8 month pregnant 100M sprinters --- which is an apt analogy for the rest of the Haskel field.)


Surely you're kidding.

At least you're an advocate, it appears, of that very quickly growing new horse psychology handicapping methodology. The is were we try to guess whether a horse is 'comfortable' during the running of the race. I get a full dose of this BS from Donovan daily. Which provides my daily requirement of LAUGHING MY ASS OFF.