Rapid Redux
 

just won his 13th straight, 11-11 in 2011 all in starter allowances. It looked like he might get a challenge on the turn tonite at Penn, but he would have none of it.

This horse is a freak, he would be competitive in some grade 1 races at this point. I believe he might be the best starter alw horse who ever lived.

And he won his 14th straight at Mountaineer on Friday night.

In a time where Thoroughbred racing is suffering, why is this streak going so unreported?

Lets not get carried away.

he's not that crazy, that horse would beat any of the 3 horses that won the tripple crown races this year by a mile.

No, he wouldn't.

why because his number is not as good as the tripple crown horses?

i don't care how good those numbers are, none of those horses can beat RAPID REDUX if they ran the race 100 different times and at any distance that the race come up.

You're kidding, right? Because if you're not... :faint:

of course i am not kidding. i am not talking when those horses turn 4, i am talking right here right now. no way do those 3 year olds come close to this guy no matter what the numbers are.

So pretty much you think his trainer is an idiot for running him in starter races.

he's real smart a matter of face. he is just going real well right now. he probably would have a tough time beating older stake horses right now. as you know that is a far cry from running against 3 year olds this time of the year

He's a starter allowance freak. Whether he's anything more isn't the point. For a horse to win 14 straight races, 11 wins in 11 starts in 2011, is something special, regardless of the level. Not only that, but he's been on the lead at the first call in all 11 starts this year, distances from 5 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles.

Why this guy and his streak isn't being promoted is beyond me.

On that point, I totally agree. I love any horse that can hold its form so consistently with such a regular racing schedule, and am only too happy to give him his due plaudits. But for somebody to say that he would easily beat Shackleford or Animal Kingdom-- it's just not reasonable.

how is anyone of those horses going to get by RAPID REDUX? he doesn't let anyone get by him, and he has faced some real good horses with lots of back class in his last 14 races. this crop of 3 year' old horses were no world beaters. there are no seattle slew's or spectacular bids in this crop. maybe they can beat him in october, i say not now.

He's faced "real good horses?" Really good horses don't get drubbed in 5k starter allowances at Mnr.

I know that these 3YO's aren't world beaters but are you not even aware of the massive difference between a 5k starter and even a relatively soft Gr 1 race for midseason sophs? We're talking different planets here.