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Old 09-25-2006, 02:17 PM
SniperSB23 SniperSB23 is offline
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Originally Posted by Danzig2
so if a horse runs in sprints, he's somehow a lesser horse? that's the kind of thinking (that dirt and classic is the ONLY thing in racing) that has kept some outstanding turf horses out of the market here, and has given the euros the ability to get ahead in that division, since they come and buy our best turf prospects at auction and take them home.

we have all kinds of niches in racing. doesn't mean a horse is somehow lesser if he's a speed demon. he's not loaded with stamina, doesn't mean he's not loaded with talent.
I don't think that is his point. Watchmaker has a separate list for sprinters and for turf horses. This list is more intended for older males in the dirt routing division.
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