The hype on Top Billing has gone overboard

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

He was much the best against Commissioner.

He will clearly relish added distance.

It's likely he's a better race horse than his much much more hyped stablemate, Honor Code.


This horse has the look of something that could be pretty rare.

You’re a bit sloppy. Its understandable, since you have just recently returned from a long layoff. And like I said in the recent PM, I’m glad you’re feeling better. Now back to business. What makes Honor Code more hyped? I don’t think he is at all. At the least why can’t they both be very good. I think that’s most likely the real case here. Shug has two really good 3yr olds. Honor Code is clearly more accomplished. He just missed in a Grade 1 by a neck in his second career start. The horse who beat him that day was, at worst second best in the BC Juvenile. Honor Code then returned to win a Grade 2, beating two horses who came back to really flatter him yesterday. One of those horse, Cairo Prince, is a very serious horse. As for Top Billing, he broke his maiden at Laurel vs nothing. He beat Commissioner who I think is pretty good, so lll give him some props for that. But then yesterday he beat nothing. If anything Top Billing is way more hyped after yesterday. IMO this is the best crop since the Hard Spun, Curlin, Street Sense crop. There are a bunch of really good 3yr olds this year, but I believe Top Billing is the most over hyped as of right now. If you want to talk about strictly hype, look at the two 3yr olds you have hyped up on this website. They have to be the most hyped. Shared Belief has never raced on dirt and is now hurt, and Top Billing has beat one decent horse in 3 races.