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[keilan]

Originally Posted by classhandicapper

I never had a problem with that desire, but if they did what you wanted they probably would have wound up with Rachael Alexandra, Blind Luck, or Havre de Grace.

She never would have retained close to her peak 4YO form until she was a 6YO, she may not have made it to either Classic, and if she did, she probably would have finished off the board because she over the top.

It would be nice to be able to ship all over, run in all the toughest races, and then still be at your peak when it really counts, it just doesn't seem to work very well for a lot of great horses.

I've made this same point a number of times but a lot of so-called smart handicappers here will dismiss what seems pretty obvious to you and I