He's banned. I'm not betting on him ever again in Europe. They've trained the speed out of him. He had a superb turn of acceleration and would never be passed once he got ahead but it looks like Ballydoyle have trained the speed out of him and tried to make him just a stayer.
Er, HELLO! He ran out the 3200 on a heavy in Melbourne! That's as good of an indication you'll ever have a horse can run out a staying race. Idiots.
Pisses me off to see him race like that. He was a machine that would need one kick in the ribs and he'd fly home. Now he's getting whacked for 3 furlongs and only showing the ability of an above average horse.
Give him back to Bart and watch him win the Arc.
I pray if Black Caviar ever goes over, Peter Moody goes with her. Also with Sepoy and Helmet. Every time Sheik Mohammed takes a horse from his Australian Darley team over to Europe they think they should be all fancy and creative training them. Keep them the F***ing same and watch them win every race.
The calibre of Australian racing was justified when Star Witness, a top Aussie sprinter but far from our best, went over and blitzed the group 1's in England. Not to mention when Vinnie Roe came down to Australia for the Cup and was blown away each time when he was the best stayer in the northern hemisphere.
StarSpangledBanner won everything in a canter when he went over to England too, taking Royal Ascot by storm and countless others.
Rocket Man has won everything to be won in Europe, Dubai and Asia and he's an Aussie horse.
If Hay List, Black Caviar, Helmet, Sepoy and Manuwanui all went over (the last three mentioned should be ready in 2 years) to Europe they wouldn't be touched in races if they were left in the same order, style and preperations.
That win by Frankel two weeks ago was no where near as impressive as Helmet and Manuwanui in the Guineas yet people laugh off suggestions any of the Aussie horses would beat him.
If he's so flash, he'll accept the expenses paid trip to Australia and take on Black Caviar over 1400m in a Group 1 race. Rocket Man bitched out so who else to ask than the apparent best horse in the world.
Every international horse that has come over has been demolished by our horses.
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