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Originally Posted by dalakhani
Okay, but what does this race say about those horses that were in the woodward?
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Nothing.
What is driving me nuts in the entire debate is no one takes into consideration the dynamics of pace. Pace can make any horse look good, or bad.
Does anyone really think Dare and Go was better than Cigar? Of course not, but the pace killed Cigar. Only truly amazing superstars, of which we've probably only seen one in the past decade, can overcome it.
As for the Woodward, Macho Again, regardless of how he finished in the Clark, was a good horse at Saratoga this summer. He was given the Woodward trophy on a platter when they turned for home and he still couldn't grab it. For Rachel to be pressured and pressed like she was and still find enough to hold-on late is remarkable.
The Clark says nothing to the Horse of the Year debate. It is a non-starter when you consider the dynamics, which no one seems to want to do.