Dubai Esc. Out

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Um no, check your facts. She was 4 when she won the BC at Arlington. She only ran twice as a 3 year old, her maiden race in November, and NW1X in December. She was HOY as a 4 year old, and at 5 lost once, in the Lady's Secret, came out of the race injured, and was kept out of the BC that year, which was in her home state of California. She was then transferred to lukas as a 6 year old. And I don't know if "allowed to rot", is the phrase I think of when a horse wins 12 of 14 and 8 grade 1's in a 2 year span, but hey that's just me.

I stand corrected on her age. And I thank you.

But Linda de la french name ran her against inferior competition in her prime imo. She could take all the G1's she wanted against her sex. She needed to run against males. Let us also remember Linda wanted her retired because of her severely bowed tendon that never showed up. And her campaign was set up to win, not compete. When you get a horse this good, I want them challenged. She was not at 4 and 5. No O. Board type campaign for Azeri. I would rather see her in the mile at the BC though. Or the Turf. But O. Board really is a horse that has nothing to prove... at least I can say that about one horse. A European horse.

I like to watch challenges. I like watching really good horses beat each other back and forth. Ali-Frazier... I guess this is all a pipe dream now. Way in the past. Too bad. Maybe I should get more heavily into the European races where some rivalries get established?