Originally Posted by philcski

Sure. He said the horse would be lucky to be an allowance horse, which ended up being pretty accurate. He got an 85 Beyer, which is below par for allowance races at Gulfstream, despite getting the only trip that would allow him to hit the board. Nice story? Sure. A world beater? No way. I think he hit his ability about right on the head.

You seriously think the Sheikhs buying another one at a ridiculously inflated level is a good argument for the quality of a horse?!?