I sincerely hope...

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I sincerely hope...

that a horse like CQ doesn't win off an 8 week layoff....and curlin doesn't win off 3 career starts...

no need to reinforce these alarming and crappy trends of not running horses

That's my feeling, too, though I feel stronger about the 8-week layoff than the 3 career starts. (I may be influenced by my rather large bet on "All others" in KDFW Pool 1 to root for Curlin!)

If CQ or Hard Spun wins, then we know what to expect next year. And it will be awful.

--Dunbar

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[quote=Dunbar]That's my feeling, too, though I feel stronger about the 8-week layoff than the 3 career starts. (I may be influenced by my rather large bet on "All others" in KDFW Pool 1 to root for Curlin!)

If CQ or Hard Spun wins, then we know what to expect next year. And it will be awful.

--Dunbar[/QUOTE

I don't think a Curlin victory would be that bad, especially if it was a close race with a layoff horse finishing second. In that event, I think the "run them as little as possible" trainers might have to rethink the strategy.