Re: Matron & Atto Mile-- Hey Barry (574 Views)
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Date: September 22, 2005 06:55PM
TGJB,
Fair enough.
"You have no idea what's involved in figuring out the level of ability of foreign horses, and whether their form will translate, how long it will take them to acclimate, what effects lasix will have, how much it will cost to ship them, etc.-- this is something Barry knows a lot about, he's a pro."
On this pont, I think I was clear that in order to implement some of the ideas I find interesting, one would have to know these sorts of things. (operating costs, purses, the physical condition of the horse etc... ) Someone else has to come to the table with that expertise.
Personally, I think I can judge ability better than most people that buy and sell horses. If I didn't think that, I wouldn't consider buying a horse unless I had total faith in someone else.
I'll ask my first question.
I don't know how much the buyer paid for Super Frolic and I don't expect you to tell me. I do recall the logic though. If I understood you correctly, you were looking for a horse that could compete in the CA stakes for older horses where the group seemed very weak for the class. That's the part that impressed me about the management skills because there was a logical and clear cut way to see where the excess value "could be".
On the flip side, I didn't think the horse was going to be very competitive out there despite figures that seemed to stack up OK. It's a point of disagreement on measuring ability we probably aren't going to get beyond.
On the flip side again, I think running him in the Hawthorn Gold Cup is brilliant. It's a 750K Grade II race being contested by a bunch of slow Grade 3 and listed stakes horses (other than Perfect Drift who is aiming for the BC). I make you the clear cut 2nd choice in that race and with PD you never know when he's going to disappoint.
So you can see why I like the management skills.
Why did you pick that horse?
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/2005 07:10PM by classhandicapper.