George Washington

[Hwjb]

I'm not saying it should be based on one race...here's why.

Rock of Gibraltar ran on in "electrifying" fashion (your words) in the BCM to beat all bar Domedriver. However unlucky you think he may have been there it's impossible to rate him more than a 2, at most 3 length winner.

In the Lockinge Hawk Wing slaughtered Domedriver by 20 lengths. OK. that may be an unfair reflection, so lets look at Reel Buddy, beaten over 21 lengths into fifth at Newbury. The Rock beat that horse just 4 lengths in the Sussex. The only way you can get them close is through Where or When. Hawk Wing beat him by 11 lengths, The Rock beat him by around 6 and a half lengths the season before, however the problem there is that Where or When improved out of all proportion in the meantime.
I can't see how it's possible to conclude that Rock of Gibraltar was a better miler than Hawk Wing. It goes against all handicapping logic.

[SundayStar]

george did a little better than i thought he would do. his performance was well, mediocre. not a dylan thomas run (david junior took up that role) but certainly not befitting of a horse that is supposed to be a superstar. too bad he didn't run in the mile where he would've had the chance to strut his stuff. big waste running him in the classic. he becomes merely an afterthought in the annals of bC history instead of a possible great champion.