Americas best sprinter ??

[Danzig]

i'd say most years the sprint is the most competitive race. always a deep deep field.
proud tower too is very good. as others have pointed out, silver train can't be stopped at belmont. elsewhere is another story. foggy is a sentimental fave for many, but he's definitely got the goods.

discreet cat as a sprinter tho? um, don't think so. no doubt he will continue on the classic trail.

we'll have to wait a while to find out the best sprinter....til october.

[Suffolk Shippers]

somewhat off the topic...

but my favorite sprinter of all time is the less heralded My Cousin Matt, mainly because I threw him in as a 61-1 shot in a few tri keys I played in the BC Sprint at Lonestar and he clunked up for third behind Speightstown and someone else. $1400 or so for $1...punched her five times.

BACK ON TOPIC, I think in 6F Lost in the Fog and Too Much Bling duel to the death with LITF prevailing.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by irishtrekker

DTS, good thoughts - hadn't considered that for Bling, but it makes sense from what I've learned.

So do 3 year old sprinters typically stay away from older horses? That's not always the case with other, more distance-oriented runners, right? I seem to remember seeing some 3yo's in the BCC, although maybe I'm wrong? (Thanks in advance for answering an admittedly basic question.)

Most of the time, they will race in the restricted three year old races throughout the year until the BC sprint where they go head to head with the older horses if they turn out to be good enough.