Originally Posted by
Maorisidol
Thanks for that Bailey,
Funny how a concept of assessing different races on other tracks and the horses performance by times ONLY can backfire in ya face...
Rod, how come Pure Steel, Village Kid, Preux Chevalier came to the eastern states more often than Quinn does or has so far at the peak of his career?
All those horses won over here so many times too...
And Rod, Gloucester Park as Australia's showplace track!!!!!??? It's a lovely setting no doubt but u think Americans would prefer the 800m to Menangle? Come on mate, I know u r a 1 eyed Perth boy but seriously, don't let that blur your vision to say silly things. And worse u r assessing Melton and Menangle by what u see on telly! U ain't never been to either track?
It's about the horses Rod, the future of high quality racing that advances the breed, and that encapsulates a track we have for the Harness Industry in Australia where the 1:50 mark has been broken. Personally as a kid growing up watching trots for the last 45 years the possibility of 1:50 Downunder was never gonna happen and I actually smile, almost laugh at the thought that it has happened, I think it's amazing, but u know if we didn't have that "dustbowl" in the cow paddock as u say, it wouldn't have happened mate.
U can't tell me in your years of wisdom Rod that that's not good for the future advancement of the industry!