He got beat by Sarava .. which might only further undermine things.
I think he was marginally a little better horse at 9fs .. the actual record is misleading though.
Here's who ran 2nd to him in his 7 wins short of 10fs...
* Tallest Timber
* U S S Tinosa
* Quest
* Olmodavor
* Slider
* Volponi (that was the year he went 0-for-8)
* Seattle Fitz
In his final 3 tries at 10fs ... he ran 2nd's with Beyers of 117 and 118 against outstanding horses in Candy Ride and Pleasantly Perfect ... than he missed by less than a length when 2nd in the Dubai World Cup to PP.
In his 9f races - he dined on cupcakes.
If Medaglia D' Oro was around right now ... the current handicap division would be in a world of trouble at any distance.
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