Be Hold Her

[jms62]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Do you believe she's going to the Pacific Classic as scheduled?

Isn't that an entirely different subject and don't we all understand plans are tenative and fluid?

[cakes44]

Yes, which is basically what I said in my original post.

She has been the mark of consistency and has been at or near the top of US horses, male or female, for 3 years now, but a warhorse she is not. Take out her 3-year-old season, and she's averaged less than 4 starts per year. It's incredibly sporting that they keep bringing her back, but they've been careful with her to say the least. In my opinion, it's a good possibility she could be done racing after this one. I hope like heck she's not, but it's certainly not some preposterous thought.

[RHT2004]

Does any race she has run this year give her a prayer vs the big horse Dortmund?
Plus that other good horse Chrome will be running.

[FATPIANO]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

He didn't "rate her", he just let her do her thing and banked on her being best. If he sends her and she opens up 5 and gets tired people are killing him then. Victor had a great ride, but Stevens didn't do anything wrong. The horse got beat on the square by a nice filly.

This obsession by racing fans of grasping for an excuse any time a big favorite gets beat is a disease. Beholder lost by a half-length to a fellow champion. It happens. She didn't have a "bad day" and Gary Stevens certainly didn't get her beat. She just lost narrowly to a fellow good horse in a terrific race. It doesn't need to be microanalyzed beyond that.

Ditto, she will be back

[10 pnt move up]

Just saw the figures, race was a crawl till the quarter pole. I don't think that is her best style but others are entitled to their opinion.