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[King Glorious]

The winter book favorite is out. The horses likely to be first and second choices are out. More examples of why you can't promote races in advance.

The three horses most likely to be the favorites:
-Haven't run in seven weeks and never been beyond 8.5f
-Never won a stakes race in his career
-Never run a single race on dirt

And the best 3yo in the country, the most exciting horse in the country at the moment......ran in a workout yesterday because her owner thinks fillies should run against fillies.

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

The winter book favorite is out. The horses likely to be first and second choices are out. More examples of why you can't promote races in advance.

The three horses most likely to be the favorites:
-Haven't run in seven weeks and never been beyond 8.5f
-Never won a stakes race in his career
-Never run a single race on dirt

And the best 3yo in the country, the most exciting horse in the country at the moment......ran in a workout yesterday because her owner thinks fillies should run against fillies.

So do you pass on all three angles and look deeper (Papa Clem)

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by knickslions2

So do you pass on all three angles and look deeper (Papa Clem)

I don't. I didn't like any of those three to win anyway. I was always going with Friesan Fire and Pioneerof the Nile had worked his way up to my second choice with Musket Man third.

In today's game, the old standards that horses needed to reach have changed. Barbaro changed the recent race rules. Street Sense changed the BC Juvenile and three races at three rules. I'm sure Big Brown changed a couple more. People say if Pioneer was so well thought of, why wasn't he started on the dirt. Why was Big Brown started on grass and entered for grass for his second race also? There's not a single grade one dirt winner in this field so why couldn't Dunkirk win his first? This field has become so wide open that I don't think you can throw out any horse with 100% certainty.