tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599312760559393858.post4362773290322293158..comments2009-01-22T16:07:44.588-05:00Thoroughbred Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505501317110881454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599312760559393858.post-5623536413350570782009-01-22T16:07:00.000-05:002009-01-22T16:07:00.000-05:00Yeah, the argument is that some horses are never the same after the trip to Dubai (or as Julie C. said, it takes a long time to recover).<BR/><BR/>And that's not necessarily an indictment of Dubai. The same could be said for any cross-world trip to run in a big race.<BR/><BR/>But the fact that a former graded stakes winner can win a $7,500 claiming race on the Aqueduct inner doesn't prove anything.Pete Denkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06989887522791571581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599312760559393858.post-81957445448493918152009-01-22T14:27:00.000-05:002009-01-22T14:27:00.000-05:00I always thought the argument was the fact that they need A LOT of time to completely recover from the trip. <BR/><BR/>If Tour of the Cat needed 14 months off but was say Curlin instead, he would have just been retired. Whether they are right or not, I don't think their case study helped their case very much!Julie C.noreply@blogger.com