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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Gentlemen's likely in the bottom half of my top 10 or top half of my 11 to 15. It would require too much analytical thinking for me to place him off the top of my head.
He was a super dirt horse ... imagine if he was around in Curlin's time?
His flop as the 2/5 favorite in Atto Mile hurts him though .. even though it was followed by a layoff and was basically a downward turning point in his career.
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That was over a good turf course, so who knows. Combined with his downward form from that point, I'd say that race was a toss.
How about his turf stakes debut in Argentina, in which he ran 132.3?
Or his Citation win: 24 for the 1/4, 47.3 for the half, 110.3 for 3/4, and amazing 133.3 for the mile and a final time of 145.2 for 9f.
If I remember correctly, his one try over an off turf in Argentina was abysmal.
If you toss his 2 wet turf races, he has a turf record of 5 wins and a second in 6 starts, with that lone loss coming in his debut.