Quote Originally Posted by Mighty Atom View Post
It's because of this continual one eyed eastern states parochialism that I have to continually reply in negative overtones to uphold WA harness racing, WA horses, Gloucester Park etc
Get these facts into your head. ( all from WA )
1. Northerly - second highest stakes earner in Aust thoroughbred racing
2. I'm themightyquinn - second highest stakes earner in Australian harness racing
3. Miata - second highest stakes earner in Australian greyhound racing
So how's that for defying your eastern states logic, just goes to show that WA punches way above it's weight.
Rod,
i havent bagged WA Harness in general at all, its obviously very strong and very financial, excellent.
As for Northerley, legend, trained by Fred Kersley from memory, he won his races emphatically and proved to be the best horse on the day so many times, touched up Sunline no worries.
I am NOT anti WA horses or WA anything. As i said on the SA Cup thread " its a shame other people cant simply assess a race or horses performance based on the physical facts and mathematics of a horses skill speed and stamina". This is how i assess Quinn against the rest of australias top horses, i dont care if he lives in Perth, Melbourne or wherever.
If Blacks a Fake raced in Darwin for huge prizemoney (yes i know theres no track there...) and hardly ever was challenged by Feelgood Trigger Quinn Elsu whoever, i would simply ask the same questions as i ask of Quinn. He is often lauded as Australia best pacer, and i simply challenge that, my proof of that was the Vic Cup, he had every chance, got to the lead, couldnt do it against those guys when not at home on his little track where he is near unbeatable (if driven well and nothing goes wrong).
Look hes obviously an extremely good horse, would love to own him, of course, but heres the thing Rod...for me Australias BEST HORSE is no sit sprinter.
Pure Steel, now theres a great horse, loved watching him race at Moonee Valley and when i compare him to Quinn for me Steelo wins every time, guts, stamina, never give in attitude. Now as i asked you somewhere in some thread why cant Quinn be here AS MUCH AS PURE STEEL WAS??? He travelled ok he beat all horses no problem over here all the time, so...........why cant Quinn?
Answer is all horses are different, some tougher than others, owned by different people, so different ideas on where and when to race.
As admitted by Jnr WA Cup night on Sky Racing, words to the effect of "we 100% know now not to use him up at the start" referring to Vic Cup.
This is Australias BEST horse? No, hes Australias best sit-sprinter who needs everything to go right for him.
Steelo didnt have that
Preux Chevalier didnt have that
Trigger certainly doesnt have that,
Feelgood didnt have that,
Blackie certainly didnt have that.
Does that make any sense Rod? I know hes a very very good horse, no doubt....but...
So im assessing him on these things that are facts, nothing else, nothing to do with Perth bashing at all Rod.