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09-30-2006, 10:19 PM
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I don't know how he would race on the grass...I'm still very new at the breeding aspect of this game... 
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09-30-2006, 10:30 PM
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09-30-2006, 10:41 PM
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09-30-2006, 10:50 PM
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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09-30-2006, 11:03 PM
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What is this " he can run on any surface " nonsense? Based on what? His breeding? You're being silly. The likelihood that Discreet Cat can transfer his dirt ability to the turf is very small.
I realize your unfounded BC predictions for him are an internet free roll. There is no indication whatsoever that he will run in any BC race and it is certainly not like Godolphin to deviate from their well mapped out plans to simply take a shot. The reason Discreet Cat missed races earlier this summer is because he is basically a laimo. They never intended on running in the Dwyer, regardless of what was printed, and that was due to his sore going nature. In fact, it was just that situation that allowed him to pay 5-1 in his debut. It was widely know that he was very talented but just as widely known that he had serious soreness issues. This is specifically why he is lightly raced.
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10-01-2006, 08:47 PM
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No doubt on raceday Discreet Cat puts those issues behind him. I would say, however, that they have a lot to do with his light campaign. After seeing him today I hope we get to see a lot more of him. He may not have beaten much but that was a scary display. It's not as though Valid Notebook is a total bum. Four of his last five races have produced Beyer figures in the high 90s and Discreet Cat laughed at him like he was a 10 claimer. Anybody that doesn't think Discreet Cat is capable of monsterous performances is kidding themselves. The only question left, and it's a legitimate one, is how he will do when challenged by a relative equal. I say relative because it isn't entirely clear he has an equal.
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10-01-2006, 09:42 PM
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A horse as talented as this one can run on anything. Of course there is a chance that he might not like the turf but i think the chances of him being successful on it are more than just "small". Horses going dirt to turf are more likely to be successful than the other way around.
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10-01-2006, 09:47 PM
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Well, that's a statement of the obvious, as for the most part horses are only run on the turf when they have demonstrated a general dislike for the dirt or inability to run effectively on that surface. There is a lot more money, and many more opportunities, for dirt horses in North America. What I should have said is that few horses transfer brilliance on one surface to brilliance on another. And, from a breeding standpoint, switching him to the turf may detract from his desirability, especially before he has genuinely proven himself in Grade 1 dirt races.
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