Shakespeare

[rgustafson]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

We all have a tendency to say " he can't beat the Euros " but sometimes the Euros aren't that special and often our milers are better than our distance horses ( there's a shock ). I'm not particularly up on the Euro milers, though Maduro was their best and he's now injured ( and wasn't pointing to the Mile anyway ), and if George Washington ends up being one of their better entrants I would certainly take my chances with Shakespeare.

Agree with Andy completely with his sentiments regarding the Mile. All you have to do is look at last years race. The winner, Miesques Approval, was nothing special. Never won another Grade(Group) I in his career. He's no where near the same quality horse as Shakespeare.