Saturday races

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by CrossfireHurricane

I posted it because I believe Icon Project is the best dirt animal in the world at the classic distance and may be the best 9f horse as well.

I hope she returns next year because I believe she will be a real all-time great, not a manufactured all-time great that needs a huge weight break to beat very mediocre horses.

I am an old school person that believes the word greatness gets thrown around too much and I have not seen a great horse since Ghostzapper. Invasor was close but even he fell short of great.

I like Rachel Alexandra but a horse that goes on the shelf in September that averages beyers below 110 is not great.

I know the sport is looking for some savior but a 110 level beyer horse is pretty average by any year. And most do not need weight breaks to do it. If anything they usually carry more weight.

The only truly great horses that will run in the US this year are Europeans in the mile and maybe in the Classic.

Could Rachel be great next year? Yes. But as of now she appears to be no faster than your typical top grade 1 horse of any year.

lol

[lemoncrush]

On a somewhat related note, is there any reason why the NTRA has completely phased out the National PK 4 wager? I know they used to do it at least 3-4 times a year, and I think the next one would be next week, with races and Belmont, Santa Anita and maybe Keenland.

Every horse player I know likes these types of bets, and with the Magna 5 and the Sixty Minute 6 being things of the past, I think doing more of these could only help the game, and the exposure of national racing. It makes for great TV, too, when ESPN is showing the Champagne from Belmont, the Goodwood from Santa Anita and the Spinster from Keenland, etc..