Older Male Division
 

Who is the best older male running in the U.S.?

According to the Timeform (I think it was them) ratings a few weeks ago, it would be Quality Road.

Otherwise, it doesn't really matter, since there are about 10 3yos that have far greater upside than any of the elders.

Inherit the Gold.





















Kidding. But he's a cool horse.

With the bigger stakes thus far being uninspiring, I would think Misremembered is poised to be the top older horse if he wins the Oaklawn Handicap, at least for the first half of the year. He looked very good in the Santana Mile.

However, his very slow work this week tacked on to his past litany of "physical issues" makes that Oaklawn victory (or even appareance) far from a done deal.

I suppose S.S. Stone will point for the Alysheba and there is no more Pimlico Special (I think), so it might be a while before he runs in a race of major consequence.

There's so many good older horses, it's very hard to single out the best one.

Twirling Candy, Gio Ponti and Haynesfield are my top three older horses as of now.

I'd probably go with the two Sadler Candy horses myself.

Sidney's Candy has a lot to prove, IMO. His best race is still last year's San Vicente over 7f. His SA Derby was marred by Lookin At Lucky's trouble (though he probably still would have won) and since then he's been very inconsistent. He couldn't capitalize on his flashy wins in low-calibur races, the La Jolla and Sir Beaufort, and now is supposedly dealing with foot issues. He hasn't even started this year.

I realize that Rollo.

However, there is not much to choose from this year.

Gio Ponti, in my opinion. Has there been any word on where he'll go next?

Probably some turf race.

First Dude. I'm certain the GOAT will have him back in ship shape after he wins the Texas Mile.

Probably Tackleberry, although at some point he's going to be tested early and we'll see what he does if that happens. Mission Impazible is okay and I think SS Stone is a great example of a horse that was totally wasted by running on synthetic early in his career. He's not much, but nether is anyone else.

I know BTW was joking, but Inherit the Gold is a pretty good horse (by todays standards) and The Candy horses are pretty nice. Is Successful Dan coming back?

there is no answer to this question. IT's like asking who was the best division 3 women's college basketball player this year?? i"m sure there is an answer to that question too. I'm not sure it really matters. I agree with the above answer. I think Tackleberry has been the best older horse in AMerica this year. He actually runs races too. I think he's tied with INherit the Gold for most triple digit Beyers this year. We'll see how the tackleberry does in his first venture out of south Florida in the Charles town cash grab.