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Originally Posted by CSC
I think we all would love to see him run in the Arc, don't you feel this race is a must if he is to be included with the greats as in Nijinsky II? There are questions is he as effective at 1 1/2 as he is at 1 1/4. In addition Urban Sea's progeny have yet to transfer their turf form over to the dirt track now poly if The Classic is a consideration, I actually like the horses quite alot, just stirring up some conversation as his record is being somewhat unchallenged here, and there are few questions remaining to be answered to me atleast. But praise this high coming from you brock, he must be something special. While recognizing he's a very good horse, I want to see if he can clear a few more hurdles before I mention him in DM's class.
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Yeah, he has already won the top 3yo race in Europe, the top all age race in Britain, the top all age race in Ireland, but what many legends of the past did was run in ALL the top events and win them. Therefore, I would love to see Sea The Stars run in the Arc. If you see him run, he only just uses the minimum amount of energy required, you can see he still has a lot left in the tank. Thats why he has been so consistently good this year. If he was to miss the Arc, travelling to the States and winning the Classic would be a fantastic achievement but I would have slight doubts about his ability to handle the poly. He sure looks like he could perform well on it, but you just dont know..
There are still those who knock him saying he isnt sure to stay 12f as his Derby win was won in a crawl (not quite that slow, but it pays to exaggerate!) The Arc would be almost sure to be run at a fast pace and I believe it would just make his dominance clearer. The Arc looks to be a high class renewal this year (a lot better than last year) and winning that would bring him to mythical status..
Just one thing I was looking up - In his 5 races this year, Coolmore have thrown 18 horses into his races without finding one who can beat him. And that's with a very talented trio of Rip Van Winkle (lost 3 times), Fame and Glory (lost twice) and Mastercraftsman (lost 3 times). Due to their lack of success this year, its more than likely that we see them next year and show off how good they really are in a post Sea The Stars racing climate..