Re: Forego and handicap races (920 Views)
Posted by:
Mike C (IP Logged)
Date: August 15, 2018 04:11PM
Forego also carried crazy weight in many of the stakes wins, in the 70's handicap horses paid the price for greatness, like the time forego was beaten by Arbees boy in the 1974 Met mile, Arbees boy carried 112, Forego 134. Forego was one of the best horses I ever saw, and I have been around a long time. He ran 4th in Secretariats 1972 derby win, and his comment was Raced Green. He ran in an allowance race on Belmont day, and set a track record for 1 1/6 miles. So while Forego was not the best 3 year old (Secretariat, of course), his record as handicap horse was unmatched. Of course today, no trainer would ever race his horse while giving away so much weight.
How many races would a Forego have won if he carried equal weight with the rest of the field?