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Friday, March 25, 2011

Blood-Horse Breeders Cup Interview - Part 4

 Kayson will make his Breeders Cup debut in 2014


The fourth and final segment of the interview:

BH: The final race you've entered is the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint with Kayson.

JW: Right. 

BH: He's never won a GR1 race.  Does he deserve a shot at the BC?

JW: Kayson is maturing slowly like his sire, Handsome Man.  His best years are ahead of him and it starts right now.  This guy is a machine that consistently punches out 108 PSR's.  He's as good as any other horse in this race.

BH: Who are some of the other racers that concern you?

JW: A Rab is a tough racer, but I can't help wondering if he wouldn't be better off in the Mile.  Dutty Wine could also be problematic.  Ettore Fieramosca is not real well known, but has really blossomed as a 3yo and Undertaker seems to be peaking at about the right time.

BH: I'm surprised that you didn't mention Gorgeous George or Reining Money.

JW: Gorgeous George has won 4 races in a row, but frankly, I don't think he's fast enough for a straight-up sprint.  Reining Money just seems to be a little off his game right now.  He's a great horse but he won't be a factor in this race.

BH: So, it comes to this.  How will Kayson do?

JW: I think you know.

BH: You're predicting yet another win?

JW:  Of course.  Do you really think any of these horses can beat him?

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Thanks for the mention with Undertaker mate. Can't take BC races for granted, but I think the race is his for the taking, seems to like rest before a race and I think the distance suits. I'd be very surprised if he didn't improve on his average run last year.

Jim Webber said...

No problem Champ. He seems like a threat in this race, so he needed to be mentioned. Good luck.

Anonymous said...

Wow jim the 2 horse's you potted Reining money and Gorgeous george ran 1-2 though Reining only just got there and his winning PSR of 96 is one of the lowest of his career congrats on refractor winning with ultimate ease against a top class stayer in pluto even though he hates dirt.

steven.

Jim Webber said...

Yeah... not one of my better efforts in trying to guess what would happen in this race. :)

And, I never said Refractor hated dirt, he just likes turf more.