W/E Beyers - REVISED Curlin 110

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

Back to Indian Blessing for a second. Let's say she can't beat Proud Spell at 9f but can beat her at 7f. And let's say she can't beat J Be K at 7f. She may be able to beat him at 9f. It gets interesting.

Interesting for whom?

Indian Blessing is below more than a few ( and I mean more than five...and probably more than ten ) horses of her generation at pretty much any distance. The fact that she could maybe ( and it's unlikely ) finish ahead of one at 1 1/8 that she can't beat at 7F is meaningless, as there are 20, and probably more, others that can pick up the mantel and drown her at the longer distances.

The bottom line is that she has not moved forward from last year, and quite a few have, which is all that matters now. She is a very good horse but there are precious few meaningful races that she can still win. I don't think, given her natural speed, that she is completely impossible for the BC F&M Sprint, but assuming even Dream Rush sticks around, it's hard to believe she can outrun that one early and then stave off the closers. And, that's just off the top of my head. The bottom line is she does not seem to have taken a step forward from last year.