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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

First time ever! War Machine AR published.


Dubai Juvenile. Breeder's Cup Juvenile. Dubai World Cup. Kentucky Derby. Preakness Stakes. Belmont Stakes. Breeder's Cup Classic.

He won them all, cementing his place among the Photo Finish all-time greats.

Now, for the first time, War Machine's AR is being made public...

War Machine, 15.3 hand chestnut colt
By Curule out of Mystic Lady by Thunder Gulch

This horse will mature quickly and be at peak performance early, ready for the Derby.
This horse will have a very short peak time, perhaps only a single racing season.
This horse will be near peak potential for the Derby.
This horse prefers hard dirt.
This horse prefers soft dirt.
This horse is good in mud.
This horse is good on hard turf.
This horse is ok on soft turf.
This horse doesn't like a stretch duel. May not fight to keep the lead at the wire.
This horse is very hardy and unlikely to fall victim to injuries.
This horse has average ratability.
This horse holds its position well in curves.
This horse cruises once it has the lead.
This horse handles traffic ok.
This horse has consistency problems. Doesn't always meet expectations.
This horse recovers fairly quickly between races.
This horse has average weight carrying capacity.
This horse is flexible; can run on lead, stalk, or come from behind.
This horse has good acceleration.
This horse has average speed out of the gate.
This horse has average speed.
Handles 1 1/4mi to 2mi, best distance 2mi.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

interesting, the AR says best distance 2 mile and he never ran more than 12.

Jim Webber said...

There has never been alot of 16 furlong dirt races to choose from. Plus, he was dominating at 10 furlongs, so why mess with a good thing?

This though, is why I've said all along that he would be very suitable for long-distance mares.

Amanda O'Brien said...

Love the line re consistency!

Anonymous said...

Dang thats an average AR i thought it would of been beter
Im glad u posted this AR Sir Jim now i have a betta idea who im using with him .. Still looking at the list ;)


Foxie

Jim Webber said...

It further proves that AR's mean virtually nothing Foxie. Trying to verbalize all of the interrelated abilities of a racehorse is dicey at best. In my opinion, it's too complex to reduce to mere words.

I've seen pathetic horses with brilliant AR's. And brilliant horses with pathetic AR's.

If you can't consistently and confidently apply the information towards the proper management of your horse, what's the point?

Anonymous said...

Yeah thats true .. Still think AR`s should be cut back to what i said
U should of tried WM on turf lol


Foxie

Anonymous said...

he was tried on turf as a 2yr old fox i need a fox pelt any idea were i can find one fox???

Anonymous said...

he was tried on turf as a 2yr old fox i need a fox pelt any idea were i can find one fox???