Re: Sword Dancer: ? for the board (971 Views)
Posted by:
jbelfior (IP Logged)
Date: August 30, 2016 09:39AM
richiebee Wrote:
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> My personal opinion is that had Gryder stayed on
> the rail, Javier Castellano could
> have yanked on the reins, made a hard right turn
> to the widest lane, and still run
> away from MM and the rest of this overmatched
> field. Possibly the only way to have
> made this race interesting would have been to have
> Flintshire carry 130 pounds and
> those days are gone.
>
> Its a Chad, Chad world and the biggest challenge
> now is to keep this guy happy until
> his throwdown with the Euros at Santa Anita, where
> Flintshire suffered his only NA
> defeat.
>
> As to the use of the rabbit, Juddmonte has done it
> before, most notably with Bullet
> Train, who used to assure an honest pace for the
> great Frankel.
>
> Hard to call a race "fixed" when the favorite, who
> laid over the field on paper and
> during the running, ended up prevailing.
Hi Richie:
Always respect your opinion but anyone who thinks that Flintshire beats MM in a cleanly run race Saturday and if Gryder doesn't let him through is spending a few too many nights on the rooftop bar.
Good Luck,
Joe B