Lighten up, it was just a statement of fact. I'm not going to get into an argument about it.
buckpasser- yes, I thought Allez France was better too. I think they raced 7 times and Dahlia never finished ahead of her. Pistol Packer was a wonderful horse. Second in the Arc to Mill Reef.
not a good race for her, but maybe she needed this one
fantastic!
Belle Royale has quite a kick. She has really done well for herself over here.
Yes. Both Allez France and Dahlia were amazing fillies. Allez France is one of my all-time favorites, and Dahlia was superb also.
the same crop as Allez France
ruffed grouse- I'm not sure younger trainers know how to train without meds anymore. They have come up in the medicated era. I was not a supporter of Lasix, but some guys on the Thoro-graph site cited many studies and also said how many stables and horses would not be running if not for it. There have been numerous studies that have stated that it is healthier for the horse's lungs, so I have switched buy stance on it. But, i also feel that the Lasix era has allowed many horses to go to stud who otherwise would not have as they would not have had the performance record otherwise. It is a double-edged sword to be sure.
I don't usually agree, but Junebug719 is right. If this was the only incident in his career it would be one thing. But there have been too many. Sorry, but there are trainers who do not have the violations that he has. They cannot all be coincidence.
That is a tough sell, icyhotboo. In theory people try to tell me that a horse will be able to get a distance of ground because of influences in their 4th, 5th and 6th gen back, but it rarely happens. Recency always seems to win out in the end. The first two gens are most important as to telling the distance abilities of a horse, at least imo. As fr as I'll have another, he has stamina closer up than Princequillo.