Never Retreat: It's Not Over Yet

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Laughable. She had a great year at Keeneland and Woodbine. Elsewhere, she was her typical bridesmaid self. She failed as favorite 3 times. In the vast majority of her races this year, most of which were Grade 3, she was 4-1 odds or higher.

I guess people figured she turned the corner somehow in the First Lady simply because it's a Grade 1. Of course, she only beat 3yo Together in that one. Fitting that an also-rans from the Queen Elizabeth II took it to her at Hollywood.

Always thought she was a bit of an underachiever who couldn't really get the job done against anything of serious quality.

Really nice horse, just not really special.

[OldDog]

An UPDATE, of sorts...

"Team Block’s Never Retreat narrowly beat out a pair of 3-year old champions in Inglorious and Pender Harbour to be named Canada’s Horse of the Year for 2011 at the 37th Sovereign Awards held at Woodbine the evening of April 5.

Never Retreat recorded 78 points in the voting for Horse of the Year, two more than Inglorious, who finished second."

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...se-of-the-year