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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
I find it hard to believe that Curlin will be as good on turf as he is on dirt, and I'm as big of a Smart Strike on the turf fan as anyone. He's been trained his entire life to run on one surface, and how many American horses do we see running 115+ Beyers on the grass? It'll take at least that to compete with the Europeans on grass. He could be a very good turf horse and still be shy of what it would take to be competitive in a race like the Arc.
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What does the 115 Beyer have to do with it? Beyers are lower on turf (and less relevant) and they don't make beyers for euro races so I have no idea what those horses are running. I also doubt Curlin will be as good on dirt, but I'm not going to rule out the possibility of it happening because it would add some more excitement to a very dull year.