Quote Originally Posted by aussiebreno View Post
Hay List would be found wanting at Royal Ascot...he is better than Ortensia who got beat just 1.8lengths by JJ The Jet Plane who would beat anything the English have.

Exactly, Starstangledbanner is a superstar international galloper. Yet he wasnt that great in Australia. Is that telling you something? On his Australian form Black Caviar would beat him by 10lengths. He won July Cup and Golden Jubilee after failing in the Newmarket. Black Caviar wins the Newmarket untapped by 3 lengths and you want to say she is no good. LOL
I've noticed that the connections of Hay List have decided not to take him to Royal Ascot - smart move. What really gets up my nose is the way people are all to eager to declare a horse a champion, put it on a pedestal and idolize it.I have nothing against the horse, I think she is a champion, but she has nothing to measure her ability by. Most of the great sprinters of the world head to the big international sprints where the big money is,that is where you find out how good they are.It is no point in" saying let them come here to race"because we've got no money. I'm sure they would if we did. So hopefully, in the future, BC can put her champion tag on the line and follow some of the other great sprinters of the world. Then we can see how good she is. I,m happy the connections have no plans to take her overseas as a four year old but maybe next year. We have been far too carried away by the international ratings system declaring her the best sprinter in the world.