Final Verdict ... Fog Is A Fraud

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

You must also remember it was the media hyping Fog last year more than forum members. Most members want to see him succeed, but it was Jeanine Edwards, Kenny Mayne, & the ESPN crew following him around the country - interviewing his connections every chance they got and showing all of his races nationally. I dont think anybody here has called this horse the "next Dr. Fager" but he is a very good horse. How many horses campaign all spring/summer in Florida, New York, and California covering tens of thousands of miles and dont lose? Not many, right? The horse looked like $hit for the BC Sprint last year out of the detention barn and he didnt fire. I was at the OTB that day and as soon as they showed him in the post parade the "regulars" I was sitting near knew he had nothing. He didnt. If you dont want to believe what Gilchrist said about the quarter crack, thats fine. You are entitled to your opinion but if memory serves this horse has had a history of them dating to last year. No surprise that the injury flared up and why did Gilchrist run? Either a) he thought the injury was past even though it wasnt or b) he knew the public would go nuts if they scratched. If the horse is so fradulent, then why did Calder assign him such a high weight? This horse is no fraud - every horse has its on/off days. Hell, future BCC winner and HOY Saint Liam was 6th in the Big Cap with no excuse at all.

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

You must also remember it was the media hyping Fog last year more than forum members.

This horse is no fraud - every horse has its on/off days.

1. I wasn't referring to the savvy members of this forum ... but to the more hysterical members of "another" forum.

2. But why do Lost In The Fog's "off" days always occur when he faces good horses ... and never occur when he faces palookas? It seems that the quarter cracks and detention barns only surface as factors ... when the opposition is tough.