Chuckles,

>but I'm still gonna beat Ghostzapper and I'll say when.<

They all get beat due to variations in form, trip, injury etc.... Top horses are also usually more vulnerable in a brand new season.

However, regardless of whether you think Ghostzapper is really a -6, there's no doubt he's a top notch horse.

1. His overall record is excellent in terms of wins per start, winning margins relative to quality of competition, versatility at different distance and on different track conditions etc...

2. In one of his losses he was actually TONS (and I mean TONS) the best. In the loss at Saratoga in the 7F sprint as a 3 year old the track was playing heavily towards speed on the inside. He made a monstrous move from way back on the far outside to just miss. On a neutral track he wins by daylight and that was well before he even got good. His subsequent performance verifies my opinion of the loss.

I don't view him as the best horse I have ever seen despite the figures, but there's no doubt in my mind it's going to take a "terror" to beat him "IF" he comes back as good as he left - even at 10F - which may not be his best distance.



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