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Originally Posted by miraja2
First of all, picking that Lava Man would not do well outside of Cali is hardly something to brag about. Everyone knew that already, and MANY people (including me) were saying that sending him to this race was a big mistake ever since it was announced. He stood no chance today, and everyone that follows American racing knew that.
Also, saying that he "showed his true class today" and calling him a "claiming horse" is just wrong. He is simply a horse that does not ship and run well. Period. It makes no sense for people to come on here and say "HE IS A SUPERSTAR!!!!" every time he wins another G1 or G2 in Cali, and it makes no sense for you to come on here and rip him when he runs poorly elsewhere. That is just what everyone expected.
He runs well at the 3 SoCal tracks.
He runs poorly everywhere else.
I would berate you more for not understanding this distinction, but since the horse's own connections can't seem to figure that out, I guess you are in good company.
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I totally disagree with you.I don't think it is a shipping problem at all.I think he just can't handle the tougher competition,Period.He hasn't raced against anything tough in California,except poor horses.To me a graded race in California is just what I said,a high priced claiming race.I think it's great that he wins there and made so much money,but greed took over his owners decisions.Anytime he goes somewhere against something decent,he gets demolished,like today.He is not the caliber of horse that everyone thinks he is.Would I like to own him?You bet.He would be at Hollywood right now instead of wasting his time in Dubai in a futile attempt to satisfy the greed of his owners.