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Old 11-12-2010, 01:26 AM
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Captain Steve was a pretty underrated horse. He was a VERY good 2-year-old ... for whatever reason the first half of his 3yo season was weak ... but he really turned the corner in the second half of his 3yo season season through his easy Dubai World Cup win.

He could have easily given Tiznow all he wanted in a fairly run race.
I am somewhat jaded because i backed him the race before in the goodwood. Watching that race, there was little doubt as to who was better at the time in my opinion. No doubt, captain Steve was nice though he looks like he was born in the wrong year.
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Old 11-12-2010, 06:56 AM
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I am somewhat jaded because i backed him the race before in the goodwood. Watching that race, there was little doubt as to who was better at the time in my opinion.
I don't think the Goodwood proved Tiznow was the better of the two horses at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBAzwImWE7U

Tiznow was a "lone F" loose on the lead front-runner in there - and Captain Steve had to act as his own rabbit to try to apply some mid-race pressure on Tiznow.

That race, was actually the highest Beyer Tiznow ever ran in his career. He got a 119 in there. He got a 116 when he won the BC Classic at 9/1 over Giant's Causeway next time out. A 117 when he won the Santa Anita Handicap by 5 lengths at age 4. And a 117 when he repeated in the BC Classic at Belmont the following year. Captain Steve really stretched him every yard of the way in there.
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Old 11-12-2010, 10:33 AM
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I don't think the Goodwood proved Tiznow was the better of the two horses at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBAzwImWE7U

Tiznow was a "lone F" loose on the lead front-runner in there - and Captain Steve had to act as his own rabbit to try to apply some mid-race pressure on Tiznow.

That race, was actually the highest Beyer Tiznow ever ran in his career. He got a 119 in there. Captain Steve really stretched him every yard of the way in there.
Espinoza worked about as hard as a jock possibly could in that race. He had to be one worn out pinhead after that one.
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