Re: Travers (560 Views)
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jimbo66 (IP Logged)
Date: August 26, 2005 03:32PM
Point taken Joe B. No doubt, it is a demanding race. That is why in many years horses coming over from Monmouth, having run 1 1/8 in the Haskell are bet againsts. (many times that track carries horses with distance limitations a little longer).
However, I don't necessarily think that Medaglia D'Oro, Holy Bull and Coronado's Quest are superior to Bellamy Road. Bellamy still has to prove his brilliance, but it is too soon to say those horses were superior. Medaglia and Holy Bull were pushed very hard on the lead in their races and Coronado's Quest was not a 1 1/4 horse and ran into a very good horse in Victory Gallop.
Bellamy probably has things his own way on the lead tomorrow. Much different than Medaglia and Holy Bull. And I think Victory Gallop was superior to Roman Ruler and Flower Alley. (relative to their generation. I don't want to start the whole "are horses getting faster" chain again).