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Originally Posted by Dahoss
I actually bet Royal Ship in his first three starts in this country. Guess who I needed this time?
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Yeah, he was highly touted previously. I'm a bit surprised he was gelded. He was a win machine in Brazil while intact.
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I’m not saying a 10 plus point bump isn’t possible but it’s pretty tough to improve off Chad Brown
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No doubt; Sadler found that out with Growth Engine--although that was a Chad Brown horse from New Jersey. A couple of years back, he did get Gift Box to become a monster at Santa Anita (although he deflated when he attempted to run out-of-town).
I think the long layoffs temper any trainer-to-trainer "move up". A big factor is that these back class horses that apparently have physical issues are afforded time off but more importantly get to come back in a jurisdiction where 5-horse fields are the norm. Most of these "races" flow like workouts rather than actual competitive events.