Re: "Faster than they used to be" (579 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: November 15, 2004 01:37PM
You can't take Secretariat's Triple Crown or his track records away from him. Smarty had a chance to be mentioned in the same breath and he proved mortal at the distance.
Distance is what seperates good horses from the great ones. I believe theres a lot of truth in the notion that the modern horse is quick short but lacking long. Unfortunately, Ghostzapper ruined my parade, but I still think the score is going to be evened with that horse. The longer the race the better my handicapping generally is. I still can't believe the only time our horses see 12 marks on dirt is in June at three years old. The Breeders Cup Classic should be 12 marks and the preps will follow.
CtC