Eight Belles post # prediction thread

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Since when does the number of times a horse runs have anything to do with their ability to run a given distance? I think asking your horse to do something that it is not really made to do doesnt make a lot of sense.

the number of routes has to matter. so you would say a horse by Distorted Humor making his route debut in the derby would be more likely to get the 10F distance than Eight Belles who has routed 7 times just because she is by UBS?

she may not be good enough to win but she does not run like a horse that is maxed out for distance, or like most other Unbridled Song offspring for that matter. in every race she runs evenly and finishes very strong. once they have 8-9 races on display, the race record tells me far more about what to expect than looking at the breeding.