Re: Private Vow and Hossgnat (655 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: April 25, 2006 02:06AM
spa Wrote:
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> Sinister doesn't have the foundation to win the
> big one......You're correct when you project the
> speed in this race and the crush into the first
> turn. If you believe they all cheat...look at
> Private Vow.
I think the time tested requirements are a start at 2. He has one. Granted by just a day. Its almost as if this guy is teasing the traditionalists. Trying to goad them into dismissing him. That rail banging nonsense is another thing. Running with his mouth open down the backstretch still another. He has three runs consecutively this year in stakes. Each one progressively better and they are progressively better for a reason. The last one was a Grade I. Maybe the three favorites weren't as strong as many thought, however do you really think Barbaro or Lawyer Ron or Brother Derek would have altered the outcome?
I'm trying to make up my mind. Thats why I asked the questions that I did. Do you think Cause to Believe gets to him without that rail nonsense and do you think after the rail banging Sinister recouped his momentum late?
Watch the videos of the California Derby and Blue Grass and ask yourself "What is the difference in the rides?" Then ask yourself, "How was he ridden in the San Vincente?" Also, note the way Sinister gets suspended in the gate before the Bluegrass and how quickly he overcomes it.
I don't think I've ever seen a horse quite like this. Fascinating.