Sushi Sushi

If he is finished the owner has no one to blame but himself.

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Originally Posted by eliteblood

What is wrong with this year's crop of 3YO's. Excel Stride is a very good horse, he would be hailed a great horse in almost any other year. He has just been unlucky to run into Sushi and to always fair worst in barrier draws.
He has put up some mighty runs to chase Sushi home but the 2.5m margin you mentioned could easily have been 12.5m had Greg Sugars moved a muscle.
Excel Stride will find it much harder than Sushi IMO to compete in open company because he lacks gate speed. He will always be doing it the hard way, putting up great runs, but getting beaten.

Suggesting that Sushi will not measure up because Captain Joy hasn't is ridiculous. There could be any number of reasons why Captain Joy has not performed as well as an aged horse but despite that he is not in the same class. Sushi won the Vic Derby in 1:55.7 as he liked (Captain Joy won in 1:58.9). Sushi won the Breeders Challenge in 1:54.1 untouched, (BAF's track record is 1:53.8 - Captain Joy won in 1:55.5). Sushi won the Breeders Crown unextended in 1:54.4 (track record is 1:54.2 - Captain Joy won in 1:57.6). Sushi won the Great Northern Derby in 1:57.4 for 2700m (NZ 3YO record, 3rd fastest time ever by any age group, CUF won in 1:59.7, Elsu in 1:59.6, Changeover in 1:59.6, Monkey King in 2:.02)
Leading into the GN Derby, Sushi worked out with Imthemightyquinn. ITMQ led and Sushi ran him to a head. I cannot wait to see what he does when sucked along and let out at the top of the straight.

Yet, for some reason, you are telling us that Sushi's crop of 3YO's are not that great and he is unlikley to measure up as a grand circuit. What are you guys on !!!!

The amount of times bolded quote was said about Smoken Up is amazing!

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Originally Posted by mango

If he is finished the owner has no one to blame but himself.

[VVV] Jogged my memory. Don't know the bloke & completely off topic but I once met a fella by the name of Graham McLachan who went to school with old mate at St. Augustines & had in fact pulled him out of the river at Peets Bridge back in 1962 & saved him from drowing. Small world huh?

A lot of water has to go under the bridge till he is a FFA horse as a 4yld in 4yld class he will still dominate as very few horses at the moment will hold him out and make him work and he will get easy runs with quick last half's. The measure will be when he is in open company and has to do some work and win thats what he will be measured on. Changeover is one that comes to mind that has raced good right through his age group to open company

I am a little surprised that a stallion career has not been mentioned yet for Sushi Sushi. An extremely good pedigree with brilliant ractrack performace.

I would certainly consider sending a mare or two to him, pending a sensible service fee. Like VVV would love to see him burn up Menangle.

I believe that courages best performance was his Australian Derby win in 1.56.5 for the 2540 at Moonee Valley. What time would that equate to at Melton ?

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Originally Posted by Love Of Courage

I am a little surprised that a stallion career has not been mentioned yet for Sushi Sushi. An extremely good pedigree with brilliant ractrack performace.

I would certainly consider sending a mare or two to him, pending a sensible service fee. Like VVV would love to see him burn up Menangle.

I believe that courages best performance was his Australian Derby win in 1.56.5 for the 2540 at Moonee Valley. What time would that equate to at Melton ?

There are two things stopping him from making it as a stallion LOC.
The dogs ate both of them

Most unfortunate ! I had always thought that he was a colt. Such a fantastic pedigree it never occurred to me that he would be gelded !

I guess that would be very disappointing as the mare deserves to have a stallion son.

better get in mightymo's ear then about getting cloning or IVF or something going on at HRA breeders LOC

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Originally Posted by thesushitrain

better get in mightymo's ear then about getting cloning or IVF or something going on at HRA breeders LOC

A pity it cannot be done. I would add Blacks A Fake to this list.

Was Sushi Sushi gelded due to his attitude as a colt ?

What % of colts are gelded & why ?

Yes, he was a difficult young colt

It's sad that Sushi's dam Sabilize , a fine on-track performer herself , has not produced any reasonable progeny that will be able to carry on her fine name. Other than Sushi she has has a pretty ordinary stud career, but he has certainly made up for the past disappointments.

wow harsh judge ozninja.... its hard to know what happened behind the scenes, she might have had a handy one that got hurt.... but sabilise has thrown sushi, that makes up for 20 horses that never even make the track... i'd be very surprised if something close in the family doesnt throw another good horse

Not intending to be harsh at all , just saying that it's a shame. I followed Sabilize's career closely when she was racing. A fine tough mare.

All I am saying is that looking at her progeny http://www.harness.org.au/ausbreed/reports/m_progeny.cfm?horse_id=333644 there has not been much happening on the track or off , outside of Sushi. I am not in any way trying to criticise as she has done more than most dams could ever do just with Sushi.

She is 22 years old now and seems to have had lots of problems getting into foal over the years. Who knows , maybe the latest Four Starzzz Shark colt will go onto great things and stay an entire. Sure hope so.

Sushi was conceived later in life for Sabilize , so maybe some of her daughters might produce something special later on.