Macho Again to Skip Breeders' Cup Classic

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Cannon Shell assured me MA would be there.

I think this was perhaps a well timed cough - and it sounds a lot better than saying "we will skip the race because we can't beat a goat on this surface."

Macho Again's non-dirt record is as follows:

* 7th beaten 13 lengths at 8/5 odds at Keeneland on poly

* 7th beaten 13 lengths behind Adriano in the Spiral at Turfway

* 6th beaten 12 lengths at 2/1 odds on the turf in the Woodchopper Stakes at FG.

Shouldn't they try and suck up for 4th its worth a few hundred k...I would side with Cannon Ball on this one..The horse is most likely on the PUP list

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Shouldn't they try and suck up for 4th its worth a few hundred k...I would side with Cannon Ball on this one..The horse is most likely on the PUP list

Macho Again had as much of a chance to finish 7th or better in the Classic or Dirt Mile as I have to win a VMA on one of those MTV award shows.

If I was connected to the horse ... I would lie about an epic like sickness causing him to miss the race because ducking the race without an excuse would only remind people of how terrible he is on anything that's not dirt. I realize the horse will be a huge bust as a stud no matter what.. but, it's not a gelding or a filly, so the connections have every justifiable right to lie and mislead because doing so is actually to their benefit.

Or maybe they really did get lucky - and the horse got sick - and thus allowing them to miss the BC for the 2nd year in a row.

I'm going to be Lady Gaga for Halloween.

[VOL JACK]

They would be stupid to ship all the way to Cali, when a taylormade race like the Clark at CD is waiting on him next month.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Macho Again had as much of a chance to finish 7th or better in the Classic or Dirt Mile as I have to win a VMA on one of those MTV award shows.

If I was connected to the horse ... I would lie about an epic like sickness causing him to miss the race because ducking the race without an excuse would only remind people of how terrible he is on anything that's not dirt. I realize the horse will be a huge bust as a stud no matter what.. but, it's not a gelding or a filly, so the connections have every justifiable right to lie and mislead because doing so is actually to their benefit.

Or maybe they really did get lucky - and the horse got sick - and thus allowing them to miss the BC for the 2nd year in a row.

I'm going to be Lady Gaga for Halloween.

Forget Raven's Pass and Henrythenavigator. After watching Tiago finish in front of Curlin last year, I'd never count out any horse on this stuff. Logic says one thing. The stupid results we get on this stuff says another.