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Originally Posted by pgardn
Horses like Curlin that are in superior shape, very fit and are at the top in the race world... its impressive. Horses that are trained hard and raced hard can lose a bit of weight and not look so well. I basically was commenting that I thought he really looks significantly bigger to me around the girth compared to last I saw him. But perspective is difficult, he may have been running against small horses. I guess Asmussen would be the one to comment on this. Just trying to understand if my eyes are going bad... they are in other aspects.
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Your eyes may be going bad, but Curlin does not have that drawn up racey look---Helen Keller could see that ... Most racers have that " swimmers" build, while Curlin is considerably more prizefighterly ... He does not have that trained down look .....
I have not yet seen him in person, but when I saw Majestic Prince---a similar muscleboy--decades ago, he sailed into the paddock--a luxury liner amongst canoes ...
If Curlin looks like this in racing trim, I imagine he will put a bull to shame as a stallion ...