Re: Carpet Champ trained by gutless trainer...... (958 Views)
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P-Dub (IP Logged)
Date: May 26, 2009 03:37PM
Since I'm the resident West Coast and Mike Smith apologist, my 2 cents worth. BTW Richie, is it Uncle Buck or P-Dub you were referring to?? I didn't have a problem with your post.
Jimbo,
Agree with you for the most part. I also was disappointed that she will run basically the same campaign as last year. I was hoping that after running through that division last year, they would try something a bit more ambitious this year. However, to dismiss her as overrated and on a par with Pepper's Pride really diminishes your argument. Its a ridiculous statement for obvious reasons. Leave that nonsense out. BTW, didn't she dust the previous year's BC champion by 6 lengths or so over the dirt at Oaklawn?? I guess that doesn't count. Loved the Gobetrotters line, funny.
This mare can run on anything, its just that shes based in California. Thats not her fault. Since the BC is in California this year, why don't some of these fillies/mares ship out west and challenge her?? Yeah I know, its not dirt and the synthetics diminish natural speed. There's a built in excuse if they fail and they can try out the surface to see how they handle it.
They were going to run at CD but the track came up off. Not the first time a horse has scratched due to conditions. Anyone can argue all they want whether or not they should have or not, they had the intention of running her. On dirt.
I doubt that Shireffs is the lone voice in this. Hard to imagine that a competitve guy like that wouldn't want to run her elsewhere, but he takes his orders from the ones paying the bills. Thats how it works. Have to wonder, if she wasn't undefeated would they be so conservative??
Like Smalltimer, I just enjoy watching her race. Carpet, dirt, California, doesn't matter. She's 5YO and still running. That should count for something.
P-Dub