4/16 (KEE): G1 Blue Grass, G2 Wiley/Commonwealth, G3 Shakertown

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Ms. Webber isnt selling .. Dynaformer gets plenty of dirt winners and to tag him as a turf only stallion is not correct. If you listened to Nathan Fox on ATR's on Friday he outlined Dynaformers success very well. That doesnt mean that Chuck is wrong about Brilliant Speed being a turfer just that Dynaformer can produce any type.

Chuck if she doesnt get excited about winning the Blue Grass and taking a shot in a few weeks whats the point of breeding and race?

While they were 2 yo sprints his 2 dirt start were miserable.

Freddy at one point in this sport's not so distant past people with stables like Live Oak weren't excited to run 40-1 shots in races they really don't belong in. Not saying that they shouldn't be excited to win the Bluegrass regardless of how irrelevant the race has become.

Another pretty much unsaid factor on why we dont have any good older horses anymore is so many of them are ruined on this crusade to "qualify" for the Derby. Not necessarily the bunch in the Bluegrass because most are just pokey turf horses for the most part. Look at Crimson China. Not only has he never run on dirt, Motion never even works the horse on dirt!

[Cannon Shell]

Dynaformer can produce a dirt horse just 90% of them aren't and Brilliant Speed hasn't given any indication that he is.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Dynaformer can produce a dirt horse just 90% of them aren't and Brilliant Speed hasn't given any indication that he is.

Perfect Drift, Dynever, Barbaro just to name a few OK dirt horses?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Perfect Drift, Dynever, Barbaro just to name a few OK dirt horses?

He breeds 100+ mares a year for 15 years...you named 3 and I will give you Purim as well.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He breeds 100+ mares a year for 15 years...you named 3 and I will give you Purim as well.

Freddy practices Jon Kyl math.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Freddy practices Jon Kyl math.

Kyl likes synthetics

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He breeds 100+ mares a year for 15 years...you named 3 and I will give you Purim as well.

3 of his best and largest earners no?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

3 of his best and largest earners no?

Of the top 100 earners in American racing how many of them were exclusively turf horses?

That he can get a dirt runner is not the point. That this particular runner hasn't given any indication that he wants to be a dirt runner is another story. He isn't Danehill but the vast majority dont dirt too much.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

While they were 2 yo sprints his 2 dirt start were miserable.

Freddy at one point in this sport's not so distant past people with stables like Live Oak weren't excited to run 40-1 shots in races they really don't belong in. Not saying that they shouldn't be excited to win the Bluegrass regardless of how irrelevant the race has become.

Another pretty much unsaid factor on why we dont have any good older horses anymore is so many of them are ruined on this crusade to "qualify" for the Derby. Not necessarily the bunch in the Bluegrass because most are just pokey turf horses for the most part. Look at Crimson China. Not only has he never run on dirt, Motion never even works the horse on dirt!

Everyone wants to win the Derby and or the Breeder Cup Classic.. It is what it is nobody cares if they ruin a could be horse on the way to a shot of glory. If you have a decent colt and you have shot of being 1 of 20 in the gate that seems to be the only thing that matters.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Everyone wants to win the Derby and or the Breeder Cup Classic.. It is what it is nobody cares if they ruin a could be horse on the way to a shot of glory. If you have a decent colt and you have shot of being 1 of 20 in the gate that seems to be the only thing that matters.

Yeah but the problem is that people aren't realistic and this becomes throwing darts at the wall. If owners were a little more aggressive about running in ...well...every other race the sport would be a lot more interesting. The fact that nobody cares if they ruin horses on the path to the Derby has made the sport worse, not better especially considering that virtually all of the people doing the ruining never win it.