Jazil scratched

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[quote=SniperSB23] The horses suck out there right now besides Lava Man who really isn't that great either compared to California horses just three years ago. QUOTE]

Cannon Shell says the "quality of horses" is down in NY. Now Cali racing sucks according to this poster. I question what the real agenda is behind these comments. Or if there is not an agenda, is it just cool to criticize ? To downgrade racing is a way to impress people that you have a superior racing knowledge ?

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Running second out there would be a solid accomplishment even if he never wins again. Who is going to be the second choice? Molengao? Is Ace Blue still around? The horses suck out there right now besides Lava Man who really isn't that great either compared to California horses just three years ago. Where else would you run Jazil? The only other 10 furlong race Invasor is going to. Might as well take a shot at Hollywood.

I just can't go with this. It should be the performance that's judged, not what place he finishes. If he finishes second to Lava Man, but is beaten 5-6 lengths and never is a threat, that's not a good performance. That he finishes second would be more of an indictment of how bad the rest of the field is than an indication of how solid performs. I have a feeling that if someone would have entered against Spectacular Bid in that 1980 Woodward, where he won in a walkover, someone would have been on a message board saying he ran a nice second. U yourself acknowledge that there is nothing out here besides Lava Man. So how does beating nothing, or as u put it, horses that suck, make for a solid performance? Shouldn't a "classic" winner be able to beat horses that suck?