Sullivan

Green, tired, or both?

Baffert could pull it off with West Coast.

You come to numerous decisions without presenting all factual data, although you never claimed, nor did anyone else, that your decisions are rational. While you might have learned something from your plaques, and they likely serve as good insurance should you ever run out of material with which to light a fire, your method of sharing your knowledge is enervating and prohibitive to actual learning.

From one article that claims that Horse Racing needs more TV time for survival, to this... There are people, in place, who would like to help Horse Racing if it would only stand up and follow.

The best thing about the internet is that it creates a platform for all opinions, not just those from men who spend their life examining photos at Woodbine and venting their misery on innocent online posters.

Give me IGNORANCE AND BLISS over ignorance and MISERY any day.

One of Mallios's best comments was that the rolodex slides ought to be transcribed onto fortune cookie slips and sold in one of the new restaurants in Hallandale Beach. Stronach seems to have enough money to support a few losing ventures, should Woodbine ever close and our dear friend find himself in pursuit of an occupation... A Happy New Year to yourself and all of them, and the utmost congratulations on the newest family member. I'm halfway through my first year studying Animal Science just south of the cold border. Playing a bit more Irish music than I am watching races, but all's well (thank god). Hope the same is true. Would love to see your presence at Anthony's site if you can spare the time. http://www.hrf-online.com

Geldings serve as a reminder that some horses reach their best stride as they age. Kelso was exceptional as a 3yo, and could've easily been let to stud in 1961, if not 1962. While I think Kelso was one of the greatest of all time, part of the ranking is due to the versatility that he had a chance to display. Would Count Fleet be ranked as high as he is had he soured like Arrogate? Or would Majestic Prince have been ranked as low as he is had he had the chance to run in 5 Jockey Club Gold Cups? I guess all we can do is give Kelso extra points for being sound (although how much of that was Citation's fault, or Danzig's?), and praise Bohemia for keeping him around for so long.

Shut up you old windbag, the fact that meiosis is random does not mean that breeding two more accomplished horses together is less desirable than the breeding of two less accomplished horses... While genes are randomly matched to create an oocyte or spermatocyte, animals with a genetic ancestry of champions have a higher likelihood that they will also contain the genes that contribute to the characteristics that aid a horse in becoming a champion. The most influential inhibition to champions producing champions is nutrition, training, and a variety of other environmental factors. I'll take a Dr. Fager/Ruffian colt over a colt out of two claimers any day, and if you wouldn't, you're either stupid, a liar, or both.

It's a shame he never rode Dr. Fager!