Discreet Cat earns 115 Beyer Speed Figure

Originally Posted by Betsy

I read your post, but we're talking about different things. I think Bernardini has a beautiful, effortless motion, but if he looks different when hooked, it will hardly change my opinion of him. I don't love him just because of his mechanics. In any case, Bernardini can't win for losing. If he beats horses easily, even a top field in the Classic, it won't prove anything because he was too good? In order to prove himself, it would be better if he were less talented?

NO. I hope the horse is challenged and then guts it out, holding form down the stretch at 1/2 f to go head to head and then pulling away. At least I used to until I read the nonsense.

And much of the love for the horse is the breeding, not the running. And that imo, ruins the sport. Puts him in the shed depriving me of seeing yet another great horse continue to run. I like to watch horses run. I personally dont give a rats .... what their babies are like.

I like the horses as individuals, not some sort of pedigree dog show animals with fat ladies trotting them about because they look so well. A little hand clap, splendid...

Thats not racing. Racing is for athletes. The horses are great athletes.