Crist on the Farcical World Cup

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Linny

So our reigning Champion Older Male, a major G1 stakes winner and the winner of the Goodwood just got their butts spanked by a bunch of $100k claimers?

If that is the level of the field of the DWC, why didn't a bunch of folks with $100k claimers and listed horses make the trip?

Exactly both shipped in for the race Gio Pionti was hardly in form and Richards Kid is a complete bum that might be competitive in 50k claimers on dirt

[Linny]

But the race wasn't on dirt. It was on his preferred surface. Had the pace been better Gio Ponti probably would have been in with a shot but the pace was slow and the horse and rider with experience over the track took the edge. All the US riders(except Gomez on Kinsale King) seemed to think that speed can't hold on Tapeta and they were wrong.