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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
everyone keeps saying it was such a weak bunch and that there is no way Student Council was a deserving winner. He had just equalled a Churchill downs track record in his prior start. What else must a horse do to give you the impression that he might be ready to win a stakes race?
No one has given me the name of a more deserving winner in that field. I can accept someone saying Lava Man or perhaps Awesome Gem, the rest are eyesores  that don't belong winning a GR1 race either. People betting Lava Man in that race were betting more with their hearts than their brains.
name a horse in that race that was coming off of a sharp performance that would indicate a good effort was expected. I came up with three names in my prerace analysis, Awesome Gem, Student Council, and Sun Boat in that order.
tell me how you ranked that field prior to the race. Seriously, did you have Student Council way down at the bottom of that group having no shot whatsoever? Even if you did, having now read what has been posted regarding how sharp Student Council was going in to the race, how would you rank them after the race? you seriously feel he was moved way up because of the poly? |
i guess you are correct. Honestly, that field sucked so much I didnt think any horse should have had a shot. I liked Tiago, but he didnt run, because his trainer hates they way the poly plays in the afternoon.
You are right, in a field as shitty as that was, Student Council isnt the biggest surprise around. That should have been a O/C $100,000 race, not a prestigious Grade 1. I guess that is what bugs me!