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Old 10-07-2012, 01:37 AM
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Imagine that: having a top-class horse in good form and running in a big race instead of taking 7 weeks off for the Cup. And he didn't shatter into a million pieces!

Wise Dan is something special. To be that good on three different surfaces is remarkable. He's the best American turf miler since Artie Schiller, yet he runs a 117 Beyer on Polytrack, plus wins the Clark (and should've won the Foster) on dirt. And he's a gelding. This is as good as we're going to get in this era, folks.
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Old 10-07-2012, 02:03 AM
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Imagine that: having a top-class horse in good form and running in a big race instead of taking 7 weeks off for the Cup. And he didn't shatter into a million pieces!

Wise Dan is something special. To be that good on three different surfaces is remarkable. He's the best American turf miler since Artie Schiller, yet he runs a 117 Beyer on Polytrack, plus wins the Clark (and should've won the Foster) on dirt. And he's a gelding. This is as good as we're going to get in this era, folks.
I think he is a better horse than Artie Shiller, and it might not be that close.
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Old 10-07-2012, 09:27 AM
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hes a poor mans john henry
but hes still racing so depending on his final resume we may be debating them
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