The Belmont is a very important race, completely underrated in today\'s world of front end speed. My hope is that in my lifetime, the Breeders Cup Classic will be run at the Belmont distance. If it happens that one fact will say many good things about the state of the sport.
That said, the last two Belmont Winners do not move me in any way. They are on a par with Commendable for the poorest quality recepients of the carnations. They had enough to outlast weak and downside cycle horses but they can\'t take the race away from them. I don\'t think Jazil won again. I don\'t think Rags will prove worth the wait. We need a Belmont winner we can be excited about and one that will deepen the quality of the breed. Maybe this year we will get one.
Honour\'s career as a broodmare has just begun, they bred her to Giant\'s Causeway two years running, so don\'t expect much out of that, but for now I\'ll stick with blue hens like Alluvial, Ballade, Personal Ensign and Relaxing.
Let the Quality Horses Roll
willrichiebee Wrote:
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> Yes Archie\'s a real stud, but I am still more
> impressed with Better Than Honour
> producing back to back Belmont winners.
>
> Better Than Honour\'s 2005 foal, Casino Drive (by
> Mineshaft) is nominated for
> the 08 Triple Crown. Casino Drive is trained by
> Kazuo Fujisawa and as far as I
> can tell has not started yet. 3 in a row might be
> a stretch.
>
> A day of parades Tuesday as madness will rule in
> New Orleans and in the \"Canyon
> of Heroes\" here in Manhattan.
>
> Laissez les bon temps roulez.