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Originally Posted by Revolution
after market is very good. showing up is better right now and i expect cornelio will choose showing up over after market on saturday and going forward. showing up's figures are just as good as the older turf horses. he might be the best turf horse in america. i know showing up and cacique are the shortest odds of any american horse in the breeders cup turf futures. your big figure from after market might come in delaware on saturday. he has been very green but is putting it together.
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Showing up is a very good horse. But it is a huge step up when facing older horses (especially older horses of this caliber). Even though the "improvement factor" is much better for 3 years than older horses the jump up in class is, often times, too difficult for 3 year olds. A good example is Lady Of Venice. She looked good at Churchill and she looked good at Saratoga only losing by a shrinking length. If she ran that same race against horses or her own age, she wins by 5+ lengths.
I dont think this board is pro-cacique and anti-showing up. I think the board is using experience and logic when assessing the two horses. But like Gander said, we will see in 48 hours.