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Originally Posted by miraja2
Not a chance? Have you watched Easy Goer's 8f effort in the Gotham recently? I would argue that was a better race than KG ever ran at any distance.
At 8f, KG would have a shot, but at 9f+ I'd give him little or no chance.
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I watched it the day he ran it. Fast tracks and conditions lead to strange results. I know Aqueduct is often a very fast track during those big racing days in the early spring. I also saw him run a very good mile in the Champagne as a 2yo. I also saw him in the Met Mile as a 4yo. I think there are some horses that run extremely well when allowed to do just what they want to do. At 8f, I think EG's rider would be forced to make a decision to run with him early (and I don't think he could) or let him go and hope he came back to him (and I don't think he would). It's a huge difference between third rate speed and first rate speed. KG was first rate.
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10-27-2009, 01:38 PM
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