Discreet Cat - Sprint or Nothing

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Which just goes to show that they think Discreet Cat MAY be a better horse than Bernardini. Where's the fun in that?

I don't think that's what it means at all.

Why should it be assumed that because DC is not going to the Classic that the Sheikh is afraid to run Bernardini against DC? The simplest explanation is the best: it's asking too much of the Cat to run against top horses after being sparingly raced this year. It's also very possible that the Sheikh thinks Bernardini is a better horse than DC - it would hardly be a stretch to think that.