Gio Ponti a sweaty mess...

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Instead of telling us what horses typically look like when they FIRST ship into racing "Black Hole", he compares a newbie to horses there for months...THX. He tells us that Gio Pionti, a horse I never liked even a little. is washed up. You should have seen him after the deluge in the Turf Classic, Pat!

For the purposes of clarification, I will respond to Freddymo. I compared my observation of Gio Ponti to any others who shipped in within the last week. While Raihana has been here for months (something I obviously know), comparing Gio Ponti to Buena Vista, Victoire Pisa, Kinsale King, Fly Down, Stradavinsky, Quick Enough...to me, there was no comparison. He looked hot and worn down after doing very little. That's my opinion, I've been wrong before, it'll happen again. While I don't see Gio Ponti every morning, hence my disclaimer, I am of the opinion that he looked less than acclimated and unusually spent after doing work no harder than many others, which included horses who shipped on the same plane as he.