bellamy road was retired

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Hmmm ... I think we all have a different definition of what "an awesome performance" is.

To me ... a second-place finish to a rather average Travers winner is ... a second-place finish to a rather average Travers winner.

Circumstances may have prevented Bellamy Road from running a better race that day ... but ... the fact is ... they did. And the end result of his effort was far from awesome.

Given better handling ... better luck ... better karma ... he may have run a lot more often ... with a lot better results. But he didn't.

You're not going to make money buying horses or betting on horses if all you can see is the end result. You have to look deeper than that to make a good assessment.