Quote Originally Posted by Big K View Post
Kevin,champion horses win whether there is a sprint lane or no sprint lane..if it wasnt good enough to win on the night then thats how it is,it happens some times.Irrespective of how the race panned out it did not win!So in my opinion,no it does not deserve to be on the Oaks honour roll.
If you owned the horse, you may think differently.......I believe that even though leaders win a high percentage, they have been brave enough to take the race up, and should not have their work undone by a horse getting a free run up the sprint lane.....the driver of the leader has no opportunity to hold that horse up for a run, by using his driving ability or luck, and perhaps sneak home.....the fence horse also needs to make it's own luck, not be given the free run!