Beyer on Mo in Classic: Bold but ill-advised

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

He's the East Coast version of The Factor. Give him perfect conditions and no pressure, and he's otherworldly.

Put a little squeeze on him and he won't "handle the track" every time.

If he runs again, he will never do anything better than his Kelso.

Outside of his not handling the track, what conditions were not perfect for him yesterday?

He sat just off the lead with no real pressure, no real trouble, nor was he hemmed in at the rail, bumped, or anything.

What squeeze are you referring to? The kind of squeeze Jackson Bend put on him in the Kelso?

The kind of squeeze Boys at Toscanova put on him in the Juvie? The kind of squeeze the front runners put on him in the Juvie?

What is this mysterious squeeze you refer to in the Wood? He had things totally his own way!!!!

Oh yes, the squeeze was the 20 mile long length of the Wood. Which was at least 18 miles further than when he won the BC Juvie a few months before.

How about the squeeze he felt in his debut? Oh, that's right, he's just a sprinter, so the conditions were absolutely tailor made for him there.

So, just to make sure I understand, all three of his losses were due to being under some sort of squeeze, right?

From where I sit, the only adversity this horse has ever had to face (during a race that is), was the comeback race against Caleb's Posse. He was coming off a significant layoff following his imaginary illness and had a trip that wasn't 100% to his advantage.

He's won over four different tracks, and outside of yesterdays loss, I've never heard anyone use the excuse that he didn't handle the track. Well, except for me after the Wood, but as it turned out, something else was wrong, which I had no way of knowing.

It's amazing how people will put blinkers on themselves to prove themselves right instead of using their visual abilities to see what is right in front of them.