Whole lotta cheating go in on!

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

we'd rarely see a .75 TG = 112 bsf these days ...realizing of course that it's apples and oranges, but the divergence here is astronomical

Yep. Balto Star was killer fast on Thoro-Graph's in the winter of his 3yo season.

By comparison Tiznow won the 2000 Breeders Cup Classic with a 0 and he won the 2001 Santa Anita Handicap by five lengths with a 0 as well.

Basically -- March of 2001 -- the best older horse in the country, Tiznow is 0.00 on TG while winning the Big Cap by 5 lengths and Balto Star is 0.75 winning the 600K Spiral by 12.75 lengths at 6/1 odds.

They gelded him after his terrible debut. He reportedly tried to mount the lead pony.

Almost a year ago to the day, Balto Star didn't seem as if he'd amount to much, finishing fourth in a mile-and-an-eighth maiden race over Aqueduct's main track. It was his third out-of-the-money finish in as many starts, and his frustrated connections were ready to drop Balto Star, who'd been gelded months before after trying to mount his lead pony, into a maiden claimer.

But Pletcher gave him one more chance, on New Year's Day going two turns over the inner dirt track. Suddenly deciding he was a racehorse after all, Balto Star romped by 11 lengths.