Hi Rex,

I did a quick search in regard to problems that visiting overseas horse may encounter and came up with this.

I am reasonably sure that you may find of interest althogh you are no doubt aware of most of the points raised:

"So what is jarring up and why does it affect some horses and not others? A racehorse weighing 500 kilograms and galloping at speeds of around 50km/h generates tremendous concussive forces. Around 60 per cent of the weight is carried by the front legs and during a gallop, at one point during each stride only one front leg is on the ground supporting these forces.

It has been suggested that this translates into forces equivalent to at least one tonne of weight being absorbed by the lower limb. The racehorse is able to cope with these loads through cleverly designed anatomy, which acts as a sophisticated "shock absorber". Initially the hoof spreads when it hits the ground, the forces are then carried up the leg to the fetlock joint, where the tendons and ligaments act like a spring, absorbing concussion, and finally the remaining forces are absorbed by cartilage in the joints, such as the fetlock and knee joints and by the bones such as the cannon bone.

At this time of the year, when we are moving out of winter and the tracks are getting firmer, there is a transition phase where the horse's shock absorber needs to adapt. Some horses cope with this, but others seem to experience overloading of the shock absorber and this is described as jarring up. Often there is no specific lameness but a general soreness. At other times, there can be bruised feet or some mild bone or joint soreness.

The international horses are more susceptible to this syndrome as our local horses have had the advantage of growing up and adapting to our conditions over time. This explains why some of the international horses are under scrutiny now and highlights what an incredible effort when they race well and even if one wins a major race.

Glenn Robertson-Smith is one of Australia's leading equine veterinarians. He is a specialist in equine surgery and has consulted around the world. Currently he operates a consulting equine practice in Melbourne."

Hi King

He's a No Nay Never who was 2/3 on Good to Firm over here including the July Cup, which he won in the 2nd fastest time ever recorded for the race. Plus that wouldn't stop you laying up in a race, it would just stop you letting down.

Imo, having watched plenty of racing in both jurisdictions, with a few exceptions they simply don't break and go as quickly as our sprinters do.

Hi Rex,

Yes, I would have to agree with your:

"Be very unusual for Coolmore to run a horse that's not right"

However, as you are no doubt aware, sometimes they don't know that something is wrong until the horse is put under the pressure of actual racing conditions.

Further to this, there is one other distinct possibility as to why this well regarded sprinter may have not performed to the best of his ability and that is that he, like a lot of visiting overseas horses, may have jarred up on a surface which was harder than he was generally used to.

Given that they ran a track record of 1.7:32, I dare say that this may well have been a distinct possibility.

Be very unusual for Coolmore to run a horse that's not right King. However, even if not 100% he should still be able to lay up with them if he's as quick as we were being told, and he simply couldn't. Maybe the Australian sprinters are to sprinting what Europeans are to middle distance? 

Rex,

Re: Ten Sovereigns

Perhaps he like many good horses who have travelled internationaly simply did find form as he they had not aclimatised properly.

Or perhaps he may have been still feeling some of the the effects of travel sickness.

As you are no doubt aware many a good horse has fallen foul to not aclimatising properly or suffering from issues related to the ongoing effects of travel sickness.

SAINTLY was a a classic example when travelling to Japan for the Japan Cup.

Quite easily Gary. This cretin uses a similar name, writes all his posts with blazing capitals and posts absolute tripe much to the disdain of the other posters.

Of course he feels more comfortable on this site because he has you as new bestie. It would not matter who came on this forum or what they said. As long as they disgreed with either Khap or myself you would come running, gushing all over them.

Any other questions? 

Ten Sovereigns came over with a high rating and as one of the top 3 rated sprinters in Europe. Won the July Cup from the front in the 2nd quickest time its ever been run prior coming out. Got to the Everest and couldn't lay up with the Australian Sprinters. Looked like a middle distance horse going around in a sprint!!

Gladys, how do you know that it was the King that was booted off?

Gladys,

You disappoint me yet again, is that all you've got?

So the best you can do is come up with imaginary posts by me on other forums that I have supposed to have been contributing to and your fanciful boxing of my Royal Ears.

Yes Gladys, imaginary & fanciful these are the words which best describe the inflated oninion of of your supposed abilities.

There is an old saying Gladys which is very apt in your case amnd that is:

"Self praise is no recommendation."

I'd say that the best word available to describe you and your most recent posts is "IMPOTENT".

No, it is Option 3. Just like the others on that forum you were laughed off, I am bored with boxing your stupid ears.

What no retort from Gladys?

It would appear that she is very comfortable with and "ACCEPTING" of having been called the likes of D0PEY, FO0L, DUNDERHEAD, BOOF HEAD, BONEHEADED, SILLY, STUPID & the LAUGHING STOCK of this forum.

OR 

Is it simply that she got down to kiss my Royal Ring & is now too embarrassed to get up again?

Gladys on the 1st of April you wrote:

"The horses that you highlight were good weight for age horses that ran in another era. They are not running today except in your simple mind. The question you asked was to do with today's Group Ones."

Sorry D0PEY there were no G1 races run on Wednesday the 1st of April 2020.

You Gladys as shown have the benefit of being a fool 365 of the year not just on the 1st of Apil.

I will get up of my throne now and allow you to kiss my ring!

Gladys,

Sorry but I think that it is you who needs to learn to read.

Just where was it that I specified a referral "to do with the current racing season's Group One Races" ONLY?

No, if you read it again properly even a dunderhead such as yourself may? realise that what I wrote was:

1. Name the half a dozen existing G1 races which consider are NOT rubbish which will then obviously leave the rest in your opinion to be downgraded to G2 status or less.

In this question EXISTING is the operative word as opposed to past G1 races such as the Brisbane Cup etc... there are many that no longer have G1 status hence my specification of EXISTING G1 races.

Similarly the other questions ALL refer to  "existing G1 races" in the same context. 

And as for your bone headed comment:

"The horses that you highlight were good weight for age horses that ran in another era. They are not running today except in your simple mind."

Derrrrrr, Sunlight is NOT a horse that ran in another era, she raced in the Golden Eagle last November and in fact has just won a trial at SBYN on the 20th March 2020 in preparation for her next racing campaign.

Sorry boofhead but you cant get much more current than that! 

In any case if its currency you want your comments are equally stupid as what you are saying is that the following G1 handicap winners Bivouac (Newmarket hcp), I Am Excited (The Galaxy open hcp) & Regal Power winner of the Railway Stakes prior to coming over from WA to trounce his rivals in the All Star Mile in your opinion can be best described as:

"handicappers racing against handicappers with the winner being the one that can carry weight."

"There is no turn of foot, no acceleration, just one paced goats grinding away."

Further to this d0pey drawers let me remind you that you are on record as having bagged the WA G1 Railway Stakes.

You must have been living under a rock Gladys if you are not aware of the quality of horses that have come over from WA time and time again for decades now to successfully plunder the riches of the Melbourne racing carnivals.

I reiterate, I suppose that we all should feel sorry for you as you obviously have no idea of just how silly your comments really are.

But rest assured, you have yet again confirmed yourself to be the laughing stock of this forum.

Poor silly Gladys, outsmarted by the KING yet again!

I know that you will now be very upset & feeling somwhat appologetic Gladys but I suggest that the best form of therapy for you at this point in time would be to simply bow & a courtsey to your all knowing KING.

I am extremely sorry for you King that you never had the opportunity to go to school and learn how to read.

Perhaps your hero Gary could spell out some of the words and try and get the meaning of the paragraph tso they may permeate your thick skull.

Even someone as dull witted as your good self would probably now understand why I refrain from answering your stupid aquestions as any answer that is forthcoming won't be understood by a simpleton such as yourself.

The horses that you highlight were good weight for age horses that ran in another era. They are not running today except in your simple mind. The question you asked was to do with today's Group Ones.

You speak more tripe on this forum than you do on the other one you were booted from.

Long Live, eh King.

So what you are saying Gladys is that the following Newmarket handicap winners Sunlight, Redkirk Warrior (twice), Lankan Rupee, Hay List, Black Caviar, Weekend Hussler, Takeover Target etc... can be best described as:

"handicappers racing against handicappers with the winner being the one that can carry weight."

"There is no turn of foot, no acceleration, just one paced goats grinding away."

Good one Gladys, I suppose that we all should feel sorry for you as you obviously have no idea of just how silly your comments really are.

But rest assured, you have yet again confirmed yourself to be the laughing stock of this forum.

King, I know it is hard for you to comprehend but I will do my best.

Group One racing in Australia is an absolute joke. We have about 74 Group One races and predominantly they are contested by third raters. When one of these third raters wins, it then is falsely elevated as a Group One horse. It is not. It is just a dud who has beaten other duds in a race falsely classed as Group One quality.

Throughout most of the world, Group One races are contested at weight for age. It stands to reason. If you have a handicap race classed as a Group One and in that race a horse carrying 50kg beats a horse carrying 58kg it is not a better horse, just better weighted.

Unfortunately, our best Group One races are handicaps. We have few, if any, weight for age horses. They are handicappers racing against handicappers with the winner being the one that can carry weight. There is no turn of foot, no acceleration, just one paced goats grinding away. If a weight for age horse does turn up, they look like the incarnation of Phar Lap.

As for proper Group One races in Australia, that is easy.

Queensland has none. Have a look at the standard of the Winter Carnival.

South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania likewise. 

Victoria are all handicaps. Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and the Newmarket. The Cox Plate does not rate.More than half the field have not won even one of our hopeless Group One races. More than half the field have not won at weight for age. More than half the field have not won over the distance. It just took a good horse like Winx to demonstrate that. Good horse, best or her era, beat absolute no hoping duds from her own stable in this pathetic race that struggled to get more than 7 runners most years.

New South Wales. We have three. The TJ Smith in the Autumn and the TJ Smith (The Everest) in the spring and the Golden Slipper perhaps. The rest of the weight for age races are rubbish and so are the handicaps.

Long Live, eh King. You seem to have gone a bit quiet on that other forum after having your ears well and truly boxed.

Gladys I would have thought that it would be easy for a simpleton like you to come up with the simple answers that I have politely requested but apparently even the simple answers requested are too hard for you.

As you cant come up with any answers you are now the laughing stock of this forum yet again

Therefore once again you are awarded the "nuthin" crown and will subsequently be stuck with the Gladys, Gladys who? shes got "nothin" title on here for evermore.

I think your status should be upgraded from total  moron to complete imbecile, King.

Long Live, eh King.

Gladys,

Re your: "I have no intention of following your moronic orders."

I have not given you orders, moronic or otherwise.

No I have simply made some polite requests.

Ho can a polite request possibly be misconstrued as an order?

I again politely request that you attempt to answer the following questions:

1. Name the half a dozen existing G1 races which consider are NOT rubbish which will then obviously leave the rest in your opinion to be downgraded to G2 status or less.

2. Tell us whether any of the G1s scheduled for this weekend should be down graded.

3. Name which current G1 hcps should be downgraded or totally dismissed.

4. Give us an insight into just which G1 races would be left if you had your way and let you were hypothetically allowed to reschedule the G1 racing of Australia with a reduction of say approx. 30% of the current 74 G1 races. (ie. get rid of approx. 22 G1 races from the existing format)

Come on Gladys these should not be hard questions for someone as opiniated as you, heres your chance to show us all just how clever you really are or NOT.

The first clue was that ridiculous name followed by the stupid highlighting. I imagine in real life when you speak you wave your hands around like someone conducting an orchestra.

If that wasn't enough to convince me of your identity it was just the general banal stupidity of your posts.

I have no intention of following your moronic orders.

Long Live, eh King?

Sorry Gladys but I dont post on any other forums,  no I save up all my keyboard energy for targetting you as you are and have always been an easy target to make a goose out of.

Heres a challenge for you Gladys how about you cut and paste something on here that I have posted on an other forum in recent times.

But of course just like my previous questions to you, you will NOT be up to the task.

Further to this you have now shown yourself up to be not only a totally inept  F00L but also a fanciful LIAR. 

Everybody on here knows why you dont respond and tat is because you have been outsmarted by the superior intellect of your KING.

They are NOT hard questions Gladys, why do you run and hide from them?

I don't really know what this has got to do with you Gary.

Your half witted mate has been found out and you rush in to assist him with your meddling.

Long live, eh King?

I don't visit other racing forums.

I don't need to prove a thing to you. You know what I am talking about.

Can't wait to see that "proof" Gladys.

Gladys,

Re your:

"You certainly got your ears well and truly boxed on that other forum you equally bore to death."

Sorry but I dont post on any other forums,  no I save up all my keyboard energy for targetting you as you are and have always been an easy target to make a goose out of.

Heres a challenge for you Gladys how about you cut and paste something on here that I have posted on an other forum in recent times.

But of course just like my previous questions to you, you will NOT be up to the task.

Further to this you have now shown yourself up to be not only a totally inept  F00L but also a fanciful LIAR. 

Everybody on here knows why you dont respond and tat is because you have been outsmarted by the superior intellect of your KING.

You are too GUTLE55 to attempt to answer your KING's very reasonable questions and as such you are more than happy to accept the title of being a bit of a fool on here rather than risk attempting to answer your KING's questions which would no doubt positively declare yourself to be an even bigger F00L than we on here ever thought you were.

Cop that goose, the sky has just fallen in on any miniscule amount of credibility that you thought you still maintained.

They are NOT hard questions Gladys, why do you run and hide from them?

ANSWER - "you DO NOT have the cognitive abilities to formulate the requested answers to support your misguided opinions." 

I thought you would be back on here very soon King.

You certainly got your ears well and truly boxed on that other forum you equally bore to death.

Like the posters on that forum, I can't be bothered responding to your know it all drivel.

Hi Gary,

Loooks like Gladys has slithered back under her rock again.

Perhaps I too will, be waiting for over 7 months before I get any answers.

Come on Gladys you have been so very opiniated thus far but now that the tough questions have been asked of you to answer you retreat back into your cowards lair yet again with the hope that it will all simply go away.

The truth is Gladys yes you are full of bluff and bluster about your G1 racing opinions but you appear to either

A) Lack the intestinel fortitude to back up your opinions with any sensible justification or reasoning

OR

B) Simply (operative word) you DO NOT have the cognitive abilities to formulate the requested answers to support your misguided opinions. 

At first thoughts my opinin was that your inability to answer my questions was a combination of both A) and B) in more or less approximately equal doses but on further reflection I am now leaning a little more to a bigger portion of the A) component.

To put it simply Gladys you are Gutle55.

Or is it that Gladys' non retort is simply (operative word) that she is working on the premise that it is better to rest on your laurels without a retort and let everybody think that perhaps she is only a bit of a F00L rather than risk giving a retort which would then categorically without question DEFINE her as the F00L that she is.

Checkmate D0PEY!

Long live the KING

Gladys re your:

"Look at the standard of Group racing in Australia, King. Overseas, most Group One races are weight for age, not handicaps.

We have about 74 Group One races each year and all but for maybe half a dozen are total rubbish. Most should just be welters."

Yes currentlythere are 74 Group one races per year.

That is a total of 16 G1 hcps or approx. 16% of our total G1 races.

Victoria total of 30 including 7 G1 hcps

NSW total of 29 including 4 G1 hcps

Qld total of 8 including 1 G1 hcp

SA total of 4 with nil G1 hcps

WA total of 3 including 1 G1 hcp

You say: "We have about 74 Group One races each year and all but for maybe half a dozen are total rubbish."

Talk is cheap D0PEY, OK over to you genius how about you:

1. Name the half a dozen existing G! races which consider are NOT rubbish which will then obviously leave the rest in your opinion to be downgraded to G2 status or less.

2. Tell us whether any of the G1s scheduled for this weekend should be down graded.

3. Name which current G1 hcps should be downgraded or totally dismissed.

4. Give us an insight into just which G1 races would be left if you had your way and let you hypothetically reschedule the G1 racing of Australia with a reduction of say approx. 30% of the current 74 G1 races. (approx. 22 races)

Come on Gladys heres your chance to show us all just how clever you really are.  (NOT)

As the late, great Bart often said, "It is not what you win, it is who you beat".

Fancy titles for races in Australia and the fact that they are called Group Ones does not mean that they have any quality.

Good horse, best of her era, beat Harlem and others of similar ability.

Gladys re your:

"King, you and your good mate Gary might like to have a look through these lists of the magnificent horses that Winx beat in her career;"

I feel that you have shot yourself in the foot big time with the list of beaten horses that you have supplied.

Why?

This is just a small sample of the winning achievements from the careers of just some of those beaten horses that you supplied: (11 indiv. horses)

1. VRC Derby - 2. NZ Derby, ATC Derby, Caulf Cup - 3. Caulf Guineas, JJ Atkins Stakes - 4. Flight Stakes - 5. Epsom Hcp, Canterbury stakes, Doncaster Hcp - 6. TJ Smith Stakes three times, Manikato Stakes, Lightning Hcp - 7. ATC Derby, Rosehill Guineas, QE Stakes, Caulfield Stakes - 8. HK International Stakes, King George & QE Stakes, US Breeders Turf, Coronation Cup, Prince of Wales Siakes, HK International Vase - 9. Caulfield Cup, Caulfield Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes - 10. Mackinnon Stakes, Caulfield Stakes, Ranvet - VRC Derby, Turnbull Stakes, BMW, Australian Cup - 11.  Emerates Stakes, Turnbull Stakes, Mackinnon Stakes & the list goes on & on & on!

Cop that D0PEY, after reviewing this small sample of the ability of some of the horses that WINX beat only a MUG like would continue to say that she beat "nuthin"

Hey MUG, you have yet again been shown up to be the dunce that you are.

Long live the KING

Look at the standard of Group racing in Australia, King. Overseas, most Group One races are weight for age, not handicaps.

We have about 74 Group One races each year and all but for maybe half a dozen are total rubbish. Most should just be welters.

No hopers beat no hopers and because it is a Group race they are then considered to be great horses because they won.

It is a bit like calling the matches between two C Grade cricket teams test matches and then referring to the players as test cricketers.

Gladys you now seem intent on suggesting that Harlem beat nuthin in his two Australian Cup wins.

These are the facts in regard to the quality of horses that Harlem had to beat to win his respective Aus Cups.

Read em & weep dopey!

Harlem's Aus Cup 2018 beaten brigade G1 career records

2nd - Won 3/G1s, 4/G1 2nds, 2/G1 3rds

3rd - Won 1/G1, 2/G1 2nds, 1/G1 3rd

4th - Won 2/G1s

5th - Won 1/G1, 3/G1 2nds

6th - Won 1/G1, 2/G1 2nds, 1/G1 3rd

Harlem's Aus Cup 2019 beaten brigade G1 career records

2nd - Won 2/G1s, 2/G1 2nds,

3rd - Won 1/G1, 1/G1 3rd

4th - 1/G12nd, 2/G1 3rds

5th - Won 3/G1s

6th - Won 2/G1s, 1/G1 2nd

The fact that Harlem won two Australia Cups is a pretty fair indication of the appalling state of weight for age racing in Australia over the last few years.

Good horse, best of her era, beat Harlem!

Does that make you and Gary feel better now?

Gladys in regard to WINX you continue to say:

"Good horse, best of her hopeless embarrassing era, beat absolutely nuthin'!"

In the last fifty years or so the Australian Cup has been won by some extremely good horses including Dulcify, Hyperno, Bone Crusher, Better Loosen Up, Let's Elope,Saintly, Octagonal, Intergaze,,Lonhro & Makybe Diva.

Clearly it can not be disputed that it is a good horses race.

However within the last fifty years or so there have been some extremely excellent horses who have won the Australian Cup twice.

These include the legendary horses Ming Dynasty, Vo Rogue & Northerly.

There has been one other horse to win this good horses race twice in recent times and that is HARLEM.

Yes that's right HARLEM just like Ming Dynasty, Vo Rogue & Northerly. was able to win the Australian Cup twice where many other great horses before him could not achieve two wins.

Winx absolutely flogged HARLEM in two different Q E Stakes these supporting facts attest to the champion qualities of Winx.

King, you and your good mate Gary might like to have a look through these lists of the magnificent horses that Winx beat in her career;

1400 Sons Of John Ninth Legion Famous Seamus Solicit Hauraki Dibayani Leebaz
Whoshot The Barman Grand Marshal Centre Pivot Rebel Dane Vanbrugh Endless Drama
Magic Hurricane Libran Shiraz Lasqueti Spirit Foxplay Red Excitment Invictus Prince D'Argento
Cabeza De Vaca Unforgotton Ace High

1600 Ecudor Lucia Valentina Mongolian Khan
Press Statement First Seal Happy Clapper
Turn Me Loose Tinto Hucklebuck Azkadellia Vergara Stratum Star Rudy
Volkstok n Barrel It's Somewhat Tavago Le Romain Chautauqua McCreey Sylspeed Chocante
Antonio Gueseppe Life Less Ordinary Harper's Choice Allergic Mackintosh Heaven's Above
Prized Icon Classic Uniform Stampede Kementari Crack Me Up Invincible Gem Clearly innocent

2000 Criterion Highland Reel Pornichet Hartnell Fawkner The Cleaner Galio Chop
Preferment Happy Trails Arod Mourhino Kermadec Black Heart Bart He or She Yankee Rose
Awesome Rock Sense Of Occasion The United States No Doubt Exospheric Ventura Storm
Assign Sir Isaac Newton Folkswood Royal Symphony Seaburge Comin Through

Highland Reel was a northern hemisphere three year old against her being a four year old mare, he gave her half a kilo in weight and was beaten by  lengths. He went on to be a fairly good horse but his best distance was 2400 metres. Remember that was the distance that Fenway towelled her at.

I know you like banging on about Benbatl as well. He was terrific wasnt he. She struggled to beat him yet look what Enable did to him.

Only ever raced in the eastern States,never carried more than 57 kilos, never backed up quickly, raced in Group 2 events to maintain the sequence, a good horse, best of era, raced against the duds listed above,

Say no more!

I can't be bothered going over all that again King. You have the attention of a goldfish. He was miles from home, a three year old and later went on to become a pretty good horse.

Tell me about the Australian based horses she continually raced against. Bench mark stable mates and general no hopers entered to form a guard of honour..

Good horse, best of an embarrassing weak era, beat absolutely nuthin'.

Gladys in regard to WINX you continue to say:

"Good horse, best of her hopeless embarrassing era, beat absolutely nuthin'!"

I say she flogged Highland Reel by 5.6 len in the Cox Plate at WFA

Highland Reel won the following races:

2015    HK International Vase    G1    2400m
2016    GB King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes    G1    12F
2016    USA Breedes' Cup Turf    G1    12F
2017    GB Coronation Cup    G1    12F
2017    GB Prince of Wales's Stakes    G1    10F
2017    HK International Vase    G1    2400m

I hardly think that most racing pundits would describe a horse who won

6 / G1s in total over three different continents could ever be logically described as "nuthin"

And as a matter of fact I very much doubt that you could come up with a Cox Plate winner, any Cox Plate winner that has beaten a horse of this caliber in a Cox Plate into second or third position by such a formidable margin.

Come on Gladys this is your chance to redeem yourself as being the biggest boof head on here.

Here's a challenge for you Gladys.

If you really do believe that Highland Reel is "nuthin" come up with a horse that has beaten a better performed horse than Highland Reel into second or third place by a similar or bigger margin in a Cox Plate any Cox Plate.

Over to you d0pey, put up or shut up.

And if you cant come up with an answer you will not only be the laughing stock of this forum yet again

BUT you will also be awarded the"nuthin" crown and will subsequently be stuck with the Gladys, Gladys who? shes got "nothin" title on here for evermore.

If they were so useless Gary, just how ordinary must she had been for them to towel her.

Only someone with your intellect could predict that they would not have improved any further had they continued to race.

She was flogged, they left, she won.

See a pattern developing Gary.

Good horse, best of her hopeless embarrassing era, beat absolutely nuthin'!

"Her so called greatness only came when all decent three year olds had left the scene"

I have seen the light and I'm with you Gladys. Apart from Fenway and First Seal, Winx was also beaten by incredible horses such as Thunder Lady, Amicus, Supara, Ballet Suite, Adrift, the great Slightly Sweet (twice) and several others. It is my opinion that she was subsequently able to achieve her winning streak, by avoiding clashes with these vastly superior horses.

Love your work,

Gary 

I think we have some pretty good three year olds at the moment. Alligator Blood is unlucky not to be 11/11.

Look back to when your great horse Winx was running as a three year old. Towelled up by Fenway and totally flogged by First Seal just to mention two. We could go on with the NZ filly and a heap of others, so insignificant that I can't even remeber their names.

Her so called greatness only came when all decent three year olds had left the scene and she was left to race against the stable mates and other complete no hopers who dutifully formed a guard of honour so dills like you and Gary could burst into tears.

Good horse, best of her era, beat absolutely nuthin'!

Come on Gladys where's the answer for poor old Gary?

I say poor old Gary as he will probably have to outlive Methuselah & have more than the patience of Jobe in waiting for an answer from Gladys who obviously has got nothing to back up her outrageous claims about duds.

But be rest assured if anyone knows anything about being a dud its Gladys.

She is obviously the biggest dud of all as her comments at best can be described as truly IMPOTENT.

She is the past master of fanciful claims, however they are never backed up with FACTS.

Gladys = Impotent Dud

Long live the King

Click "Add Comment" instead of "Add Reply" unless of course, you want to add to the confusion.
 

What?? For once it wasn't you??

Gladys, you said:

"Thank you for ridiculous post about your new bestie, King. I don't quite understand how 26th December is Christmas night and I dont really understand what prompted you to send posts to me on Christmas Eve. In fact, as I am not a psychiatrist I don't understand anything about you at all. Have they let you back on that other forum as yet? Obviously not as otherwise you wouldn't be making such a galah of yourself on this one"

FFS, why do you have such an unhealthy obsession with WHEN people post?

Sorry Gladys but it would appear that your Freudian Slip is showing.

Sigmund would say that this is a classic case of parapraxis that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious subdued & unsatisfied wish.

Like in you case Gladys what you are really subconsciously saying is:

Gees; I wish I could have a friend like Gary or any friend for that matter then perhaps I would not be such a poor lonely sod who has nothing better to do on CHRISTMAS NIGHT than post inane subconscious thoughts regarding my lack of friends.

Thanks for the belly laughs Gladys, keep up the good work, you really do continue to provide me with a constant source of amusement.

I wait with bated breath for your next INEPT post.

Happy New Year loser!

It looks like you have become gary's new bestie now that The Parrot has deserted him King.

I suppose you gave each other photos of Humidor for Christmas.

Hi Gladys,

Ho, ho, ho, thank you for giving your KING a great big belly laugh upon reading your latest nonsensical post about:

"What a horse that Lys Gracieux is."

You say "this is taking on competition."

Competition????

I, along with more than half of Australia and probably 90% of the Japanese punters backed Lys Gracieux to win this years Cox Plate simply because it had nothing to beat.

The only things that surprised me however was tone he good price and two the unexpected IMO narrow winning margin.

But as for your:

"What a horse that Lys Gracieux is."

Again I say ho, ho, ho with a great big belly laugh to this comment.

Lets take a look at the FACTS of the form lines leading into Lys' latest win.

Lys beat a 3 yo colt by the name of Castelvecchio who carried WFA of 49.5 kg by only 1.5 lengths.

Can this be considered as a great win?

PROBABLY NOT as if you analyse Castelvecchio's form leading into this Cox plate we find that he ran second in the 3 yo Champion stakes where he was beaten 1.0 length by the FAILED VRC Derby aspirant Shadow Hero.

Shadow Hero was beaten 10.1 lengths in the 2,500 m VRC Derby against other 3 year olds.

Prior to his 1.0 length drubbing in the Champion Stakes by the pathetic VRC Derby aspirant Shadow Hero Catelvecchio was beaten 4.1 len by Bivouac in the Golden Rose.

Can these pathetic form lines for Lys prior to its latest win possibly support a statement such as:

"What a horse that Lys Gracieux is."

All I can say is that if Lys can belt this field up the way he did then it cant say much for the class of the opposition can it?

OR

Come on Gladys maybe you could give me another great big ho, ho, ho, belly laugh by suggesting tthat both Castelvvechio and the dismal Shadow Hero would have held their own against field?

Here's a Christmas Question for you to ponder Gladys.

If Highland Reel and Castlevecchio were to have hypothetically been able to have been in the field of Lys' latest race at their next start immediately following their respective Cox Plate placings what price do you think that the bookies would have put up for each based on there previous records?

And what price would they have put up for the dismal FAILED VRC Derby aspirant Shadow Hero after his pathetic attempt at 2,500 against only other 3 year olds if he also could have been in this field?

Gladys,

You continue to say:

That Highland Reel was a 3 yo colt when he took on Winx.

I say that he was a Northern hemishere 3 yo colt who was chronologically approx. 3 years & 8 months old hence he carried 56kg as opposed to Castlevecchio a Southern hemisphere 3 yo colt who under the WFA scale only had to carry 49.5 kg against Lys.

Ho, ho, ho, thanks for all the great big belly laughs that you provide me with during the year Gladys and in particular for your last couple of posts as they have seen your jolly old KING laughing and wobbling like a big bowl of jelly at your nonsensical posts.

Please keep your DAFT posts coming.

Keep up the good work Gladys, I thank you as you really are a constant source of amusement for me.

My only wish is that you don't get a bwa!n for Christmas that would spoil everything.

Merry Xmas pudin head.

PS

Thank you for your kind words Gary!

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Merry Xmas to you too, King, Love your work. Unfortunately, I think Gladys is mostly too overwhelmed by your posts to be able to respond.

A merry Xmas to Rex, Tod, Dhaulagirl, Gladys, Khapper and the R & S community, past and present.

King, i've been waiting for the answers for so long; I can't even remember the question!

What a horse that Lys Gracieux is. Owners brave enough to travel, horse capable of mighty deeds and no need for stablemates to ride shotgun.

If any of you still wonder why Winx didn't travel then just watch this race a few times. This is not beating up Invictus Prince and Red Excitement, this is taking on competition.

Name one race where Winx took on this standard of competition. Oh yes, Highland Reel when he was three and on his World tour and a good sprinter having a go at 1500 metres for his first and only time.

Is that it Gladys, is that all you've got?

Its obvious that you like Highland Reel or Chautauqua being outclassed by WINX that you in a similar fashion have now been outclassed by the SUPERIOR INTELLECT of your KING.

I suggest that the best form of redemption for you would to be to get up off the floor and stop grovelling to your KING, your apology is humbly accepted.

I suggest that you should simply get up off the floor, do a little curtsy to your KING before you toddle off to keep company with the rest of the scullery maids.

While your cleaning those dirty old pots perhaps you could put your addl3d bra!n into low range and contemplate the answer that both Gary & the rest of us on here have been waiting for for over NINE months now.

Forget the retorts of endless j!bber Gladys, this only serves to make you look like a bigger nong than you actually are.

Gladys, all you have to do is answer Gary's inquiries.

Why is this so hard for you to do?

Come on Gladys, give us an answer as I am sure we could all do with a bit of light hearted LEVITY leading up to the KING'S Xmas celebrations and feast.

Although unfortunately for me having drubbed you into submission I feel that I have had my Xmas presents come early this year.

Hey puddin head, enjoy your humble pie Xmas pud.

Put up or shut up boofy!

PS

Merry Xmas Gary, I wonder if you will get your answer from Gladys within 12 months.

Some how I doubt it as it would appear that she unfortunately is incapable of putting logical thought patterns down in writing in recent times.

I suppose we should all actually feel sorry for her given that its nearly Xmas, on second thoughts naa, bu66er her she made her flea bitten bed let her lie in it.

Has your therapist gone away for the Xmas break King? Is there no one else in your life to bore?

Gladys,

You are on record as having said:

"Horses of yesteryear did not string massive sequences together because they did not race in a bubble, they took on competition and raced at times in unsuitable races."

AND

"The issue, King my friend, is that we all know how our great horses of yesteryear performed against other great horses of yesteryear because they competed against each other and other quality horses."

Now lets look at the criteria you have set.

1. Chautauqua is obviously a GREAT quality horse of the past.

2. He performed against other GREAT quality horses of the past.

3. He was beaten in some suitable races by GREAT quality horses of the past.

4. He was also beaten by a GREAT quality horse in unsuitable races as in your opinion (1500m) was unsuitable.

5. This GREAT quality horse of the past was beaten in an unsuitable race in your opinion by a horse who can now only be described by your own definition, criteria set & admission as a GREAT quality horse of the past in WINX.

6. Yes, that's right D0p3y you have shot yourself in the foot.

As by your own definition & criteria set you are now declaring one thing & that is that you have now admitted that that WINX is a Great quality horse of the past.

Check mate b00fy.

Your apology will be gracefully accepted!

Go and bore someone else please King. Gary revels in all that tripe you post so send it to him.                                                           

Tell me, how many races did Chautauqua compete in and win over 1500 metres. The fact that the Hawkes entered him in that race gave a fair indication of what they thought of the standard of the competition.

Who were the good horses that she beat? Answer, no one.

Highland reel was CHRONOLOGICALLY approx. three & 8 months old when they met.

Winx at the same time was CHRONOLOGICALLY approx. only 5 months older.

For this reason at WFA he carried 56kg (far more than our 3 yo colts at WFA) and WINX carried only 55.5kg as per the WFA scale.

As Highland Reel was a Northern hemisphere 3 yo at the time he under the WFA scale had to carry 0.5kg more than WINX.

You say:  "Highland Reel was a three year old on the way up when they met."

I say by Southern Hemisphere standards he was very nearly a 4yo and already on the up bringing with him the following form prior to meeting WINX.

Prior to his Cox Plate meeting with WINX, Highland Reel had had 9 starts for 4 wins and 2 seconds including 2/G1 wins, 1/G3 win and a second in a G1. 

Yes his connections were brave enough to travel this horse and take on DECENT competition like WINX albeit a futile exercise as he was simply outclassed.by a far superior horse.

The eality is that WINX stayed at home as there was more prize money to be won at WFA in Australia.

Only a b00f head would advocate travelling to the other side of the world to race in less WFA races (because of travel & quarantine constraints) for less prize money than she could win at home.

Further to this b00fy is the FACT that many of our very, very good horses have been struck down by illnesses or even the long lasting effects of travel sickness when travelling. eg. Atlantic Jewel

You asked:

"Tell me, which horse at the peak of their powers raced against her? 

I am sure there were plenty of horses that raced against WINX at the peak of their powers.

You said: "Horses of yesteryear did not string massive sequences together because they did not race in a bubble, they took on competition and raced at times in unsuitable races."

"raced in unsuitable races" ????????????

Hey b00fy , only a d0pe would advocate racing a horse, any horse in an unsuitable race unless of course it was for fitness reasons as part of a long or even short range plan in targeting a particular future race.

You said: "Winx took on and beat, wait for it, duds,no hopers and stable mates.'

I hardly think that you could rightfully call Chautauqua a dud, no hoper or stablemate.

You said:

"Who was the best horse she beat. Is Highland Reel as a three year old the only one you can up with. First Seal, Gust of Wind and Fenway towelled Winx when she was three. Is she the only one allowed to improve under your inverted logic."

I say that apparently you are unaware that all horses are individuals and in FACT mature and or improve at different times during their racing careers.

One would have thought that you would already be aware that some horses are late to mature and some mature earlier and in FACT also maturing patterns of everything in between in some cases but you for some reason want to LUMP ALL HORSES INTO HAVING THE SAME MATURITY PATTERNS.

Gladys the more you say the more that we all on here collectively realise that you are in fact what is known as a RACING ROOKIE!

Highland reel was a three year old on the way up when they met. He then went on to win a number of group races, we all know that.

His connections were brave enough to travel this horse and take on decent competition. Winx stayed at home and beat up duds,no hopers and stalemates.

Tell me, which horse at the peak of their powers raced against her? Answer, no one. Just duds, no hopers and stablemates.

Horses of yesteryear did not string massive sequences together because they did not race in a bubble, they took on competition and raced at times in unsuitable races.

Winx took on and beat, wait for it, duds,no hopers and stable mates.

Who was the best horse she beat. Is Highland Reel as a three year old the only one you can up with. First Seal, Gust of Wind and Fenway towelled Winx when she was three. Is she the only one allowed to improve under your inverted logic.

No the issue, Gladys my friend, is that YES we all know how our great horses of yesteryear performed against other great horses of yesteryear because they competed against each other and other supposed quality horses.

But the reality is that very few of these supposed GREAT horses of yesteryear actually dominated the other great horses of the time for four years straight.

Sorry Gladys but it is a FACT that many of these supposed GREAT horses took turns at beating each other from time to time.

So just because they beat up on each other in taking turns to win, does that make them GREAT horses?

How many of these supposed GREAT horses dominated a quality international horse like Highland Reel winner of six Group one races all over the world.

And before you start on your usual futile attempts to denigrate the quality of a horse like Highland Reel take a look at those six Group one races that he won and then take a look at the quality of the names of past winners of these very same races.

Sorry Gladys you can NOT rightfully denigrate the quality of Highland Reel, the Group one races that he won or the quality of horses that these same races continue to draw decade after decade.

Similarly Gladys for this very same reason you can NOT rightfully denigrate the quality of WINX who absolutely DOMINATED the six time G1 International star Highland Reel.

Gladys you said:

"We don't know how Winx would have fared as all she competed against were no hopers, duds and aged stablemates used as pacemakers."

Sorry but you are wrong yet again here Gladys as WINX dominated Criterion 4/G1s, Chautauqua 5/G1s, Highland Reel 6/G1s all of whom performed favourably on the International Stage.

Oh and its worth mentioning that you have to be a pretty special horse to add any Group one wins to your tally in either WFA sprints or WFA middle distance races when the likes of WINX or Black Caviar were racing.

The issue, King my friend, is that we all know how our great horses of yesteryear performed against other great horses of yesteryear because they competed against wach other and other quality horses..

We don't know how Winx would have fared as all she competed against were no hopers, duds and aged stablemates used as pacemakers.

Yes Gladys,

Rubiton was very good, especially on that day. I think that Vo Rogue definitely would have also set up that race up for something like WINX to come home over the top. 

This is an opinion that I feel most astute racing fans would agree with.

Sorry Gladys I'm afraid that its a case yet again of everybody else being out of step EXCEPT YOU!

Gladys,

Humidor is not a consideration.

As for Vo Rogue if he had run in this same Cox Plate:

IMO Winx would have done a Rubiton on him.

No not in every race, King, but in the majority of the races she contested he would have absolutely towelled those no hopers.

The Cox Plate is a different race and had a different tempo but when a no hoper like Humidor got that close it gives you a fair idea of the quality. 

What do you think Northerly would have done to Humidor and that field in that particular race. What do you think Vo Rogue or Might and Power would have done to Humidor and that field?

Gladys, 

Do you really think that if Northerly was pushed right out he could have
knocked more than 1.5 seconds off Winx's course race record and in doing so beat the likes of Humidor by 12 lengths or more in the same Cox Plate?

.

Gladys,

I am unsure of what you meant by:

"Now in relation to not answering questions, how are things going for you on that other forum?"

PLEASE EXPLAIN

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Have it your way Gladys, Winx beats Humidor by only a neck in superfast time, but Northerly beats Humidor by 12 lengths and earns a Timeform rating of 145.

Exactly Gary. He took on good horses in handicaps and weight for age. That is why the margins were small.

She raced against stable mates and total duds. That is why the margins were greater.

Oh whatever! It still amounts to Northerly winning by 12 lengths!

That is a total lie Gary and you know it.

I said that Northerly would beat the horses that Winx beat by 12 lengths. Your recollection seems to match your judgement.

Be a good girl.

Stop annoying Gary. He is too busy combing the States looking for all those good horses that were hiding from Winx.

Now in relation to not answering questions, how are things going for you on that other forum? 

Gary,

As you know its very frustrating trying to get a sensible answer or in many cases any answer out of Gladys. She is only capable of posting nonsensical rubbish which she can NOT back up with FACT.

Here is a previous example that I posted to Gladys some time ago which is in the same vein as your request of her. Read it and weep Gladys, just because you choose to put your head in the sand and ignore it, it does not mean that it can't come back and haunt you time and time again.

PREVIOUS POST TO GLADYS BY HER KING

Gladys, you wrote:
"Race times are not the criteria. Good horses do enough to win and that is all. Imagine some of the times if Vo Rogue, Might and Power or Manikato were pushed right out."

SIMILARLY THIS STATEMENT (your statement) IF IT HAS ANY CREEDENCE WHATSOEVER COULD ALSO BE APPLIED TO WINX.

ie. Imagine some of the times if WINX was pushed right out.

But the bit that I don't really get with you is that in one breath you are saying: "Race times are not the criteria."

But in the next breath you are saying: "Imagine some of the times if Vo Rogue, Might and Power or Manikato were pushed right out."

WHAT A CONTRADICTION!

Come on Gladys you cant have it both ways!

Your other statement that I would like to bring to your attention, which I must say amused me greatly was where you wrote:

"You mentioned Northerly. What would Vo Rogue, Sunline, Might and Power done to the fields that Winx beats. I tell you; 12 lengths eased down.

This is laughable!

Now I know that you sometimes say that: "Race times are not the criteria."

But pure mathematics would prove that given that Winx beat Humidor in the Cox Plate in a known time of 2:02.94 and by a margin of 0.4 len that we can quite reasonably estimate the extra time that Humidor would have taken to complete the last 0.4 len of the 2040m.

Now having established this time, an extremely conservative estimate would be that some IMAGINARY SUPER HORSE would have to knock more than 1.5 seconds off Winx's course and race record to be able to have beaten Hunidor by 12 lengths in the same Cox Plate.

Like I said: Your 12 length statement is LAUGHABLE!

AND YOU GLADYS ARE EQUALLY LAUGHABLE.

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Here is a question for you to ponder.

What did Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe, Warner's 335 against Pakistan and Winx's victories in Australia all have in common?

I will give you all a hint. Think about the opposition.

Watching the Australian Cricket Team playing Pakistan sort of brings back memories of Winx.

Here we have our team performing like superstars against terrible opposition and all the party faithful crowing about how fabulous they are.

We only have to wait for them to go overseas to find out they can't play spin, can't play the moving ball and except for one or maybe two players, are pretty ordinary. Despite all this they are talked up non stop by the media.

Does it remind you of anything?

If anyone is unsure about the appalling standard of Australian horses at weight for age look no further than yesterday's Mackinnon for enlightenment.

The winner ran in the Cox Plate followed by the Melbourne Cup four days ago and then came back 1200 metres in distance to flog our no hopers. Magic Wand has had 15 attempts at Group One for no wins before yesterday. She has had 13 attempts at weight for age for no wins before yesterday yet she towels these these duds. Melody Belle ran well but she is a Kiwi whilst nine year old import Hartnell in his swansong showed them all his rear end.

The Spring Carnival is just becoming a charity for overseas horses that are second or third level at best.

Where are all those supposedly good horses that were hiding from Winx?  It seems all the duds she beat are now doing their bit for the imports.

Why do you think she did not travel or take on any races like the Caulfield Cup or any races throughout the Melbourne Cup Carnival at any stage of her career?

Sorry my reply went to the wrong thread:

I had a few dollars on both Mustajeer and the winner, thanks for asking. :)

I'm only a poor old fella, Like you, I enjoy a bet  but I can't afford to splash out like some.

These Aussie bred horses are DUDs huh! Better luck next year when the Melbourne Cup field is made up of 23 Frankel's and perhaps a Canny Lad colt?

Great work Gladys. 

Just how embarrassing was that arrival in the open car by the jockey and his wife and the former connections of the :world;s greatest horse" yesterday. I think it is well and truly time to let go of that memory of hopeless duds being beaten by an above average horse. If they want to live in the past, then perhaps connections of Folkswood should have pulled up in a car behind them just to remind the crowd of the horses she beat.

Another good idea would be to turn "that dress" in to jackets. Imagine how dashing our Gary would look when he fronts up to the Valley, a grief counsellor on each arm, whilst he sobs away during the pre race build up by Bruce.

Just how good are those Japanese connections and their wonderful horses. They are not frightened to travel to take on a race and show the world their mighty horses.

Meanwhile, back at Coward's Castle, for the few that hadn't realised, watch a rerun of the Cox Plate if you wish to know the reason why Winx never travelled.

Wowee, here's a good ol' stoush! I conclude from this short dialogue that Gladys is a middle-aged bloke or sheila with a fancy pseudonym, maybe a failed punter or jockey with a massive chip on his/her shoulder.

I'm no Winx cheerleader, but I'm with Gary here.

Gladys, stop living in the past, your arguments are puerile, surely you're a pom or something worse?

Cheers

I typed "Gary Still" in author box and "Humidor" in Keyword box. It took one second for the incredible R&S search facility to generate 6 posts.

None of them make mention of the Melbourne Cup. Why would somebody LIE, when the proof is at everyone's fingertips.

Do the search yourself Gary. You even answered that post twelve months ago.

You seem to like calling people liars when you get found out, don't you.

1. Your comment about Humidor is a blatant LIE.

2. Your scenario to pit two champions against each other with one bungling the start at its least preferred journey, and the other a front runner at its best journey, is preposterous.

Which particular horse did she beat that makes you confident she could overcome the scenario I proposed Gary?

As to your request for information regarding your assessment of Humidor, that was supplied to you over twelve months ago, and you know it.

Good horse, best of her era, beat nuthin'.

"What do you think would have happened if it was Manikato out in front when Winx bungled the start?"

A distance of 1400m is anything but ideal for Winx, She won at those distances on class alone. You now try to denigarate Winx by placing her at 1400m and having her bungle the start against a tearaway champion in Manikato. Why not stick another 10kg in her saddle bag for good measure?

She overcame impossible odds many times. Even the ridiculous scenario you propose would probably not be beyond her.

Instead of worrying about people doing searches for you Gary why don't you comment on the history of Manikato. You wanted an example and I gave you one.

What do you think the horses that Manikato beat would have done to those no hopers that Winx beat? What do you think would have happened if it  was Manikato out in front when Winx bungled the start.? Up to a mile he would have run her into the ground. More than a mile, Vo Rogue and Might and Power would have done likewise.

Good horse, best of her era, beat nuthin'.

"I just could not be bothered Gary. I simply can't be bothered as no matter what I say you will want to have the last word"

Key in Humidor and Gary Still, It takes 5 seconds. Not too much bother for you to defend your allegation that I tipped Humidor for 2017 Melbourne Cup.

I just could not be bothered Gary. I simply can't be bothered as no matter what I say you will want to have the last word.

I know how you marvel at Winx rounding up no hopers. I used to love going to the trots as a child before they had mobile starts in every race. The duds used to start off the front line and then there was a staggered start going back up to 100 metres for the better horses. I remember Alacani and Bay Foyle giving these no hopers 100 metres and then rounding them up. I had forgotten all about that until Winx won that race and it all came back. Funny thing is, if they had all started on even terms these horses would not have won by 100 metres but give them a dud or two to catch and they have no troubles. Chautaucha and Belle du Jour spring to mind.

Good horse, best of her era, beat nuthin'.

Hi Guys, still whinging i see? Shame on you.

Here are horses for the weekend for the sore losers to back. Demerara, (Hartnell), Krone, Bella Martini, Sandbar (Pierata, Sunlight), Samadoubt, Emperors Way.

Good luck and stop the in house fighting; that is why I left because some bastards had a negative look about everything.

Be positive and good luck. Cheers Kizzy.

"Tell me, will you be rating Humidor on top for this years Melbourne Cup like you did in 2017?"

Well Gladys, you failed to name which "champions" could have chased down Red Excitement and Foxplay; you failled to prove objectively that the standard of opposition in the current era has slipped and now you claim I made a statement about Humidor to win the 2017 Melbourne Cup. You now have three chances to make yourself a hero.

The search function has improved 500%, so go for it. Just key in Humidor, the author and make the date range around November 2017.  

You asked for my opinion and I gave it to you Gary. If you think I have no idea then I could not care less.

You continually ask posters for their views just to give you a platform to criticise them and big note yourself.

Go and bore someone else with your self promotion and inflated ego. Oh hang on, there is no one else. Everyone has had enough of you and left this forum. Maybe the Parrot will come back so you someone to suck up to you.

Tell me, will you be rating Humidor on top for this years Melbourne Cup like you did in 2017?

You mentioned three horses that Winx beat.

1. Invictus Prince.  Winx first up at 1400m.
2. Foxplay.             Winx first up at 1400m – missed start by 4-5 lengths. Flattened to win.
3. Red Excitement. Winx 2nd up at 1600m - after being flattened previous start

Winx is at its most vulnerable first up, yet you gutlessly use these performances to find merit in your twisted views. Name which horses from your “champions” list that could have bungled the start by 4 lengths at 1400m, trailed by 7 lengths at the 350m mark and still won. 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV1dzAqvLDg

The worst thing you can do to a horse is flatten it first up. Yet, she backed up a fortnight later, still suffering the effects of its hard first up run, bereft of its usual zest and having to concede Red Excitement about 7 lengths at the 300m  mark. Name which horses from your “champions” list that could have eaten up the ground, hands and heels, as Winx did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngfQsPzltH0

She overcame incredible adversity in those two runs, yet you cite these runs as proof she is NOT a champion? You simply have no idea.

You said you'd provide a basis of measurment to verify your claims and compare field strengths from different eras. I expected an objective basis of measurement. Where is it?

And why have you abandoned Sunline, Northerly, Lonhro and are now going back FORTY years?

And where are the internationals amongst that group?

I don't get it.

Lovely to hear from you Gary. I apologise for the delay but I was conscious of the fact that as Winx had now retired you would be in a state of mourning and more than likely, the recipient of some extensive grief counselling. I imagine there would be a massive void in your weekends now that there is no watching Winx beat up stable mates, aged handicappers and the rest of the total duds that made up her competition. Like BC before her, Winx had the benefit of Regumate and we all know how important that is. Look at BC when she wasn't able to use it in the UK. She barely fell in against a horse that never won over the distance before.

I will grant one thing to BC. Although she beat no hopers she did manage to beat Hay List, who although was not a champion, was at least reasonable.

Now as for champions, look no further than the great Manikato. After winning the double in his two year old year he beat the following good horses throughout his long career. Just look at the horses he beat;

Turf Ruler, Karaman, The Judge, Lipman, Grey Sapphire, Hauberk, Always Welcome, Family of Man,Gypsy Kingdom ,Lefroy, Leonotis, Belmura Lad, Double Century, Bernard, Steel Blade, Qubeau, Hyperno, Lawman, Galleon, Rancher, Sovereign Red, Opera Prince,Razor Sharp, Ideal Planet, Torbek,Prince Ruling,Ming Dynasty, Yer Tiz,Ubetido, Silver Bounty, Watney, Ducatoon, Pure of Heart and Roms Stilletto just to name a few.

Lesser horses he beat included; 

Adlantic Flyer, Binbinga,Black Opaque, Bold Jet, Creppelox, Full On Aces, Imposing, Jewel Flight, Joyita, Just A Steal, Lloyd Boy, Love A Show, Marceau, My Axeman, Oenjay Star, Scamanda, Silver Wraith, Stormy Rex, Think Big and Waitangarua.

Manikato had a perfect ten out of ten first up victories over his magnificent career.  He won 22 races currently listed as Group One Races. At aged seven, he had 11 starts for 5 wins, 2 seconds and 3 thirds. His least successful year was aged five when he won three races currently classed as Group Ones. It should be noted he only had three starts as a five year old.

All this was achieved although he had a heart attack, a bleeding and countless tendon issues.

Now Gary, that is what a champion is. He didn't take on no hoping stablemates, he didn't sit out the back whilst his stablemates formed a guard of honour at a jog trot, he carried weight, set a weight carrying record as a three year old. He just went straight to the front, gave nothing a chance and ran his opposition into the ground. He stretched out to 2000 metres and except for a horse called Dulcify would have won that race too. 

Read through the names of the horses he beat Gary and then have a look at names like Invictus Prince, Red Excitement, Fox Wedge.

Tell me that era was no good Gary. Tell me the present era is top shelf, where a nine year old with crook feet is the heir apparent.

I can't wait for your reply.