Silver Train

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Where did anyone call Silver Train and Lava Man TRULY GREAT?

Ummm ... you see ...

... I was taking a small piece of datum ... and using it to make a more general point ... which you ... in your usual lovable way ... seem to have missed.

But now that I've explained it ... I'm sure the wattage has gone up in your thinking machine ... and you're most appreciative of my thoughts ... and of my sharing them with you.

Notice how Mike quickly picked up on it ... and expanded the thought. I encourage you to keep reading my posts ... and commenting on them. With a little practice ... some day you can be like Mike.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Where did anyone call Silver Train and Lava Man TRULY GREAT?

Don't you get it? When BB misstates something he did it intentionally to make a more general point. When someone else misstates something they are an idiot that needs to go to the Remedial Reading Comprehension section of the forum. Never ever doubt Bold Brooklynite.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Ummm ... you see ...

... I was taking a small piece of datum ... and using it to make a more general point ... which you ... in your usual lovable way ... seem to have missed.

But now that I've explained it ... I'm sure the wattage has gone up in your thinking machine ... and you're most appreciative of my thoughts ... and of my sharing them with you.

Notice how Mike quickly picked up on it ... and expanded the thought. I encourage you to keep reading my posts ... and commenting on them. With a little practice ... some day you can be like Mike.

What's that on your nose, chocolate?

Wipe yourself for goodness sake.

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Never ever doubt Bold Brooklynite.

Ahhh, yes ... yes, indeed ...

... truer words were never keyed.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

He won a maiden race at Saratoga--big deal. The fact remains that the horse cant win anywhere other than Belmont. Where was he in the Vanderbilt? Dutrow is smart and he is keeping his horse at Belmont. The horse will not win an eclipse unless he wins the BC Sprint. Silver Train and Lava Man are the same horse. But Lava Man can win on turf and at different tracks.

I agree, and I'm a Silver Train fan. I loved Old Trieste and he did well in his too brief career at stud; his most promising colt, Venetian Sunset, broke down, so I'm glad ST will be around to carry on his legacy. That being said, I think it's pretty pathetic that the horse will very likely skip the BC Sprint because he can't run well outside of Belmont. That is not the mark of a champion to me. Now, one of my favorite horses, Slew o'Gold, could never win outside NY, and that bothers me still a bit. At least he won on different tracks. Silver Train is talented - he couldn't do what he's done at Belmont without having any natural ability as a track can only carry a horse so far - but he's very limited.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Betsy

I agree, and I'm a Silver Train fan. I loved Old Trieste and he did well in his too brief career at stud; his most promising colt, Venetian Sunset, broke down, so I'm glad ST will be around to carry on his legacy. That being said, I think it's pretty pathetic that the horse will very likely skip the BC Sprint because he can't run well outside of Belmont. That is not the mark of a champion to me. Now, one of my favorite horses, Slew o'Gold, could never win outside NY, and that bothers me still a bit. At least he won on different tracks. Silver Train is talented - he couldn't do what he's done at Belmont without having any natural ability as a track can only carry a horse so far - but he's very limited.

I liked Venetian Sunset, lots of promise.

It's only a half-brother, but look out for Shining Armor by Mr. Greeley.

[JJP]

Originally Posted by Betsy

I agree, and I'm a Silver Train fan. I loved Old Trieste and he did well in his too brief career at stud; his most promising colt, Venetian Sunset, broke down, so I'm glad ST will be around to carry on his legacy. That being said, I think it's pretty pathetic that the horse will very likely skip the BC Sprint because he can't run well outside of Belmont. That is not the mark of a champion to me. Now, one of my favorite horses, Slew o'Gold, could never win outside NY, and that bothers me still a bit. At least he won on different tracks. Silver Train is talented - he couldn't do what he's done at Belmont without having any natural ability as a track can only carry a horse so far - but he's very limited.

Slew O Gold never got his just due, IMO. He didn't really come around til the Belmont of his 3YO year. The only non-NY track after that I can remember him running at was Hol in the 1984 BC Classic, in which he was narrowly beaten while running on a bad foot.