3rd time the charm for English Channel..?

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

and you said my post was the dumb ass statement of the year. You quickly took the crown off me.

If the likes of Dylan Thomas come over the BC turf, your horses have not got a chance around any track. Much sharper turns and run for home is a very poor argument. Most of out horses that will be pin pointed there have the speed to win over 10 furlongs, too. A sharp track won't bother them. If only Manduro didn't injure himself, he would have blown everything away.

That's just ridiculous. Sharper turns do matter, especially if the turf is firm.

[Travis Stone]

Out-running Stream of Gold to the wire is not nearly as difficult as out-running the worlds best.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Out-running Stream of Gold to the wire is not nearly as difficult as out-running the worlds best.

Especially when Stream Of Gold wasn't good enough to win even a moderate group race over here.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

That's just ridiculous. Sharper turns do matter, especially if the turf is firm.

Not when most of our horses have the speed to win over trips varying between a mile and 12 furlongs this year.

Something like Red Rocks wouldn't be suited, granted. But he isn't even that good anyway, not compared with something like Dylan Thomas.

I hope Dylan will travel out there, whatever happens with the Arc on Sunday. He needs firm ground to be at his best, and when he's at his best he is almost unbeatable.
This fella has plenty of speed, so the sharper turns won't matter to him.

It really shouldn't make much of a difference.