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Old 03-08-2008, 09:29 AM
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How many of these top horses that go bad ever really come back to top form? When I say go bad, I mean like Daaher this year or Flower Alley as a 4yo. Once these good ones throw in a real stinker, even one, that is usually the end.
Commentator is actually probably the best example right now of one that can throw in a real stinker and then come back later to run huge.
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Old 03-08-2008, 09:36 AM
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How many of these top horses that go bad ever really come back to top form? When I say go bad, I mean like Daaher this year or Flower Alley as a 4yo. Once these good ones throw in a real stinker, even one, that is usually the end.

Kinda like top golfers; Seve B. and David Duval.

Great, I got my stupid analogy of the day out of the way early.
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Old 03-08-2008, 10:21 AM
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Commentator is actually probably the best example right now of one that can throw in a real stinker and then come back later to run huge.
He has not run well in the top class races in a few years.
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Old 03-08-2008, 12:41 PM
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Commentator is actually probably the best example right now of one that can throw in a real stinker and then come back later to run huge.
With Commentator, the question is did he go bad or did he just meet conditions that made him look bad then found conditions that made him look great? Each time he's come back later to run huge, it's been against far less than the top competition.
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Old 03-08-2008, 12:42 PM
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He has not run well in the top class races in a few years.
That's cause he only runs well when he's on the lead in 44 or more in a sprint or 46 or more in a route. When he does that he's undefeated. When he doesn't he is winless.
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Old 03-08-2008, 06:29 PM
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That's cause he only runs well when he's on the lead in 44 or more in a sprint or 46 or more in a route. When he does that he's undefeated. When he doesn't he is winless.
commentator is possibly the best horse in america right now... easily the fastest, i would love to see him vs curlin at 1 1/8
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:17 PM
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commentator is possibly the best horse in america right now... easily the fastest, i would love to see him vs curlin at 1 1/8
Why would Curlin want to race 1 1/8 when he's a 1 1/4 horse. Lets have the
"best horse" race @ 1 1/4.
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:19 PM
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Why would Curlin want to race 1 1/8 when he's a 1 1/4 horse. Lets have the
"best horse" race @ 1 1/4.

ok... but if curlin chooses to run in multiple grade 1 races like the whitney he will have to go 1 1/8
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:27 PM
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ok... but if curlin chooses to run in multiple grade 1 races like the whitney he will have to go 1 1/8
Then you'll have your race
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