Kasept has a big fan.

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

I like how his first like six paragraphs are about playing the victim, then he goes and does to kasept the exact same thing he's accused our beloved forum owner of doing.

Yeah - I get a kick out of him painting himself a victim before going on attack.

After which he wraps it up by asking a lot of pointless questions.

I will attempt to answer them all.

Does a short-head victory in one race identify the best horse?

No

Would Blame beat Zenyatta best 3 out of 5 at another site?

Not specific enough. What other site? What distance? What surface? Is this a match race? If not, who else is in the field?

What should one make of the Whitney where Blame wins narrowly in receipt of 5 pounds from Quality Road, the Classic’s last place finisher?

What kind of a stupid question is this? A combination of Quality Road having pace pressure and turning in a non-effort is the reason why he ran last - finishing a city block behind the immortal Oklahoma Derby winner Pleasant Prince. One should make of the Whitney that it featured the 2nd best collection of horses for a North American race this year behind the BC Classic.

Is Blame less-than because Haynesfield dominated him in the Jockey Club Gold Cup but could only finish 11th in the Classic?

Haynesfield won the JCGC because he was loose on an uncontested lead. He was 11th in the Classic - because he was involved in a pace battle.

Do good trips and bad trips matter?

Yes.

Does the best horse always win?

No.

Was it fair to categorize Zenyatta a synthetics specialist last year any more than calling Blame simply a horse for course this year?

Sure. Zenyatta's never lost on synthetics and won the '09 BC Classic over it. Blame has had some of his best moments at Chuchill Downs.

Is five pre-Classic Grade 1 victories over females by a female more or less significant than two Grade 1s by a male over males?

You have to be more specific. What about 4 Grade 1 victories - 3 over females by a female and 1 over males by a female? That was Proviso. Is there like some point system you're looking for?

In winning her 17th consecutive race this year while competing exclusively at the Grade 1 level, thereby eclipsing the consecutive win streak of former two-time Horse of the Year champion Cigar, is that alone worthy of Horse of the Year recognition?

That streak extended over three seasons. I think she's a cinch for a 'Horse of the last 3 years' award.

Did 4-year-old Blame have a Hall of Fame career?

Hell no.

Did 6-year-old Zenyatta?

Yes. So did Rachel Alexandra...is that supposed to mean she should be considered in the Horse of the Year voting this year?

In the absence of a strict definition, is a transcendental figure whose defeat defined her greatness more than her victories a worthy Horse of the Year titlist?

Sure.

Is any Thoroughbred, one capable of demonstrating unique behavior and superlative accomplishment, the kind that brings the public closer to the breed and its centuries old sport, worthy to be the most celebrated horse in this or any other year?

I suppose.


He should have just stuck with the woe is me and Kasept sucks routine...instead of asking a bunch of aimless questions.