Top 25 3yo's 1987-2007

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by The Bid

I know it wasnt your point, but Im pretty sure that he couldnt have gotten that horse out of a jog. He cant get half the horses running now out of a jog, hes a typical California horse who comes East and gets drilled. LITF was different, he went anywhere and dictated the race. He flew in, kicked ass, and flew home.

How do you come to this conclusion about Smokey Stover? He's gone East three times. He did lose in Florida but he did at least beat Fabulous Strike there. He crushed a little race at Monmouth then had the slop thing in the BC. I think the jury is still out as far as how he'd consistently do on fair tracks back east.

Who are these typical California horses you speak of? Obviously, Fog wasn't one of them. What about Pico Central, Taste of Paradise, Black Seventeen, Rags to Riches, Midnight Lute, Indian Blessing, Lion Heart, Roman Ruler, Woke Up Dreamin, Dream of Summer, Azeri, Borrego, Congaree? I think that there are far more instances of California based horses going east and winning than there are of Eastern horses coming west and winning.