Game on Dude

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:10 am

There will be a lot of chatter about how G.O.D has fallen off and I think it's unwarranted. I've said this for about 2 years now, he's a stone cold, I have to have the lead front runner. Chantel had figured that out. Bob and Mike and everyone else had convinced themselves they had this push button super horse and they don't and they keep running him like they can sit off a pace / lead and he can't and they keep losing winnable races because of it.

IF G.O.D gets the lead his chest gets big and you more than likely aren't going to beat him. If G.O.D doesn't test the lead, in particular against horses with real talent, he gets pissy and doesn't want to run.

It will be interesting to see what the word is coming out of the Baffert camp the next few days about the San Antonio and what they plan to do next.

On another note, why would you bridge jump on a horse who is either going to win or run up the track, no in between. The first (at leat my first) rul of bridge jumping is that you never wager bridge jump on a one pace horse.

Cree · Postby **Cree** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:25 pm

People are going to rag on this horse, but when it's all said and done, he's won 15 of 30 races, 7 grade 1 races, and $5.7 million.
I don't care who his competition has been, or that he hasn't won the "big" one...I don't think that's anything to turn your nose up at.

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:09 pm

He's a very good horse.

ZiaLand · Postby **ZiaLand** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:55 pm

I'm a big fan. Love to see this guy run.

Considering how few horses even make it to a big stakes race much less win one, he's had one AMAZING career.

Laurie

valjoe · Postby **valjoe** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:20 pm

GOD had the lead early in the race but couldn't maintain it, although a very good horse he is definitely getting off form and needs rest

valjoe · Postby **valjoe** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:15 pm

Well I guess I was wrong

Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:51 pm

Makes one remember Najran, who after a one-mile world record performance was defeated by horses of a lesser caliber who clicked
inferior time performances. No doubt that Game on Dude is an extremely brilliant horse when the race is unfolding under his own front-running terms but otherwise he behaves like some sort of average, albeit, good horse.
Its like some sort of mystery.

reenci · Postby **reenci** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:48 pm

I thought he was over a barrel and had no shot....yet to tell you the truth I was rooting for the old goat on the turn for home...the dude was awesome...I will eat crow.