The best 3yo for decades but will Sushi go on as a 4 or 5 yo ? i have serious doubts sushi will be as dominating or even close to as age gets higher. this could be a classic case of a champion age horse not going on.
...and should that actually ever come to pass, the problem with it is ????
He has a picket fence now extending to 13 & overall 28 starts for 20, 2 & 5 & over $880,000 banked.
If there is any shame as far as Sushi Sushi is concerned it is not and will never be that he goes on at 4yrs+ or he doesn't...but rather that he is a gelding.
Can you elaborate. Why is it that you have doubts about him being a great 4YO and older ?Originally Posted by ringman
Hey Eliteblood...maybe he's just dark on ET's? (another old wive's tale very nicely killed off there btw)
no i think 'theringman' is spot on with this myth
apart from courage under fire, elsu, monkey king, blackie, slipnslide, christian cullen, divisive....
see not a good horse to be found who's been a good horse at 3 and then as an older
ok all you have a good laugh lets wait and see if im wrong before the smart remarks come(lol) my reason being is unless sushi grows smartly the bigger horses will grind it into the ground .
Ringman, think of this...
As early 2YO's Royal verdict was beating Sushi, now RV can't get near him.
So who has matured later? Bigger, better? Getting faster? Getting stronger?
Makes sense this horse will be an outstanding 4YO, no doubt about it.
And as for "unless he grows"!!!! Seriously r u saying a small horse can't win good races?
on your sound advice ive gone and put a clydsdale stallion in with the mares..they wont be any good until they're 5 but they will crush horses like sushi into the ground after that lol!
No doubt he won't be as dominant in Open company as he currently is now, (unless he's the second coming of Poppy) but you'd think if they kept him to 4 Yr Old Racing next season another string of features awaits. Perhaps another trip over to NZ for the Messenger etc.
For those who know more about horses than I do, (which will be most on here) is there any similarity in stature and confirmation between Sushi Sushi and Captain Joy? Could this be the reason behind any doubts about him as an older horse?
Cheers
I expect Sushi to be a star 4YO and a star 5YO and that he will be a very big chance in any race he goes in. He has a secret weapon, ample stamina combined with very high speed. When he reaches grand circuit I expect he will be driven differently. He has the speed to get a position at the start, will enjoy following speed and will be the horse with the big long sprint at the finish.
Sushi is not a one dimensional horse. He doesn't have to lead. In fact, I think he will be even more awesome driven cold.
How can the opposition grind him into the ground if he elects to take a sit ?
He doesn't have to grow - all he has to do is be as good as he is right now - and there will be no stopping the sushi train.
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