And Forego :)
http://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Where_has_all_the_stamina_gone_123
I'm not saying Shackleford can't win at 9f (he already has at 9.5f). But looking at the fractions he set in his last 2 races, he's going to need to prove to be a superstar to hold 9f going the first 4f in less than 45s. Maybe he's capable, and it appears Romans is confident he can.
Just read on DRF that Romans is thinking of sending Shack back to 2 turns, because "we need to start thinking about Eclipse Awards.". No one knows the horse better than him, but I'm a little bummed that he's running the horse in longer races just to try and win HOTY. I guess Champion Sprinter just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Love the quote, Horsefan90. Prefontaine was an amazing athlete, and this is the 1 quality that I find most attractive about race horses.
Congrats to this brilliant horse. He is a joy to watch any time he takes the track
I emailed the HKJC to check up on him. We'll see if they respond
Jason, that ruling for Los Alamitos is ridiculous. Halter's make the gates slower...? I'm going to be scratching my head on that one for a while.
Broke down today at Sha Tin in his third career race. I'm not sure what happened to him, but the severity of the injury looked pretty bad. Best wishes to this horse and his connections.
Poetic, Brian. Watching that replay, it just made glad that someone had the talent to put all that I was thinking into words. I couldn't agree with you more. If I'll Have Another goes on to win the Belmont I think we can all say he certainly had to earn it every step of the way.