Trivia - turf horses

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by philcski

Correct on Flanders and Lure. The Derby winner was Go For Gin, although Sea Hero is obviously a good guess.

Sea Hero was a horrendous guess. He romped in the Champagne in '92.

DrugS should be flogged for that answer.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Sea Hero was a horrendous guess. He romped in the Champagne in '92.

DrugS should be flogged for that answer.

Flanders winning and Lure getting beat happened in 1994 - the same year when Sea Hero couldn't beat anyone.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Sea Hero was a horrendous guess. He romped in the Champagne in '92.

DrugS should be flogged for that answer.

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Flanders winning and Lure getting beat happened in 1994 - the same year when Sea Hero couldn't beat anyone.

Correct... which is why I said it was a good guess. Go for Gin wasn't nearly in as bad of form.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Flanders winning and Lure getting beat happened in 1994 - the same year when Sea Hero couldn't beat anyone.

I misread the question. I thought it was referring to only the Champagne Stakes and the Frizette.

If they ran Sea Hero in consistent races perhaps he would have been better at 4. His first start was a sprint (7f), then a main track route,. then a middle distance turf race, then a marathon turf race, etc. It seems like they were experimenting the whole season. He ran fairly well against fellow Grade 1 winner Fourstars Allstars in a 8.5f allowance (IIRC in 1:39+), so I'm not sure why they didn't pursue a miler type campaign. I think his next start off that race was the Sword Dancer at 12f.