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Originally Posted by Smooth Operator
Lol … did the "new owner" conveniently forget about the race she won at Keeneland, spencer?
The guy made a BUSH-LEAGUE call to skip the championship event and I'd love to see it bite him in the ass.
And yeah, she can get 10 panels … hell, any horse can run that far. Question is … could she get the classic distance with a high-quality router like Z breathing down her throat in the lane?
HIGHLY unlikely, in my estimation…
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Do you pay even the minimum amount of attention to understand that not every synthetic surface operates the same, Smooth?
I'd be more than willing to take a frontrunner to Keeneland under the right circumstances...why anyone would take one to Santa Anita is beyond me.
The guy made a perfect call given his runner's style and affinity for a certain surface, and the fact that he decided to skip the BC has no more bearing on his charge's talents than does the fact that they skipped the Beverly D. on the lawn this summer. More succinctly, he wants his dirt horse to run on dirt...where dirt horses run. Not on the turf, not on Pro-Ride, which plays just like turf and nothing like dirt, which is why you saw the best Grade I turf field assembled all year for the biggest "dirt" race of the year. Please.