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bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:18 pm

looked pretty bad today at turfway park in a 50k stakes race off a long layoff.

I know it's polytrack but this was the fav for the kentucky derby for crying out loud.

I think this was his last race.

Georgerz · Postby **Georgerz** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:23 pm

Any facts to support your assumption that this is the last race for this horse?

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:43 pm

georgez,

contrary to what you may believe, I am in fact entitled to my own opinions. it is of my opinion that he will not race anymore.

ponytime · Postby **ponytime** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:28 pm

The way the horse took the lead in the hal's hope at gulfstream, and then quit out of nowhere in that race made me think that he would never run the same again... more or less he hasn't...
I was very luck to have this feeling before the Sunshine Millions classic because I had played mccann's mojave.

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:39 pm

I remember watching him v. master command. master command made him look like a claimer. and he is not a grade 1 horse himself. I said then this horse has lost a step or his will to run or something.

he has been off for a while but backclass should have in the very least put him IN the race if not win for fun.

you want to see a horse stick around, but if they aren't up to running, no need to make the horse endure more when he has earned his keep

ponytime · Postby **ponytime** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:06 am

i agree the horse has made 600k plus i believe, yet at this point in his career he probably couldn't beat 50k claimers.

Mahubah · Postby **Mahubah** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:10 pm

For whatever reason, he just doesn't seem to have his heart in it any more. Maybe it's time to switch over to another career -- who knows, if he's a really smart boy, maybe he's just bored with the whole routine and would relish something new.