Gemini wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:55 pm
Flanders wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:03 pm
So I know we talk about horses being put in tough races after layoffs that are big asks of the horse, like when Forbidden Kingdom came back to run in the SA Sprint Championship. But what about Domestic Spending? He hasn't raced since August 14th, 2021 and is entered in the Mile. I feel bad for horses put in these kind of situations. Hopefully all goes well and maybe he can pull off a Da Hoss.
It's just my not very humble opinion, but running Domestic Spending in the Mile is foolhardy at best. The Mile may be a shorter distance but fewer furlongs doesn't = easier.
If his connections weren't Brown and Klaravich, the BC Committee would've laughed them out of the room, and outside observers would be screaming animal abuse.
Um, what? He's a 3x G1 winner, and it
really isn't that weird to run in the BC off a layoff, particularly in the Mile. Without Parole finished third in the race off a 6-month layoff for Brown just a few years ago. Badge of Silver finished third off a 10-month layoff. Da Hoss is an obvious one, and Animal Kingdom should have won the race in his year- he was coming off a 9-month layoff and had run exactly once in 21 months.
He had a fantastic work this morning, and last year people thought 12f might even be too far for him. He'll be fine, he's not keeping out any titans, and it would have been bizarre if the committee blocked what could actually be the best horse in the race from entering. Bet against him if you want, but there's no reason to attack connections who have essentially zero history of misplacing their horses.
