No Munnings for the Cigar

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

So what, it isnt a sprint. It is hardly important in the grand scheme but it drives me crazy when it is referred to when determining a sprint champion. It would be like using Gio Ponti's seond place finish in the BC Classic as a factor in him being turf champion. It may play like turf, but it isnt. The Cigar may have some sprinters in it but it isn't a sprint.

Well, I'm just looking at it historically. Look at the 1-2-3 horses in its entire history and more often than not, you will find top sprinters, as opposed to top route horses. Beyond Cigar, Congaree, and Forty Niner, most other winners were at their best around one turn.

If you want to call it a pointless race as far as Eclipse Awards are concerned (or better yet, point out the need for a top Miler award), that's fine. Nonetheless, certainly victories by horses outside their respective divisions are taken into consideration. Doesn't Zenyatta's win in the BC Classic against males help her cause for the older mare Eclipse?

And just for those keeping score, Kodiak Kowboy made the lead at the 1/16th pole, so technically, they were still sprinting at that point...