tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post112291570141483913..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Odds and Ends - Aug 1Alan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1122947977329819642005-08-01T21:59:00.000-04:002005-08-01T21:59:00.000-04:00Mike -Nice job with Greg's Gold! I hadn't gotten ...Mike -<BR/><BR/>Nice job with Greg's Gold! I hadn't gotten a chance to look at the race beforehand. Looking now, I can't say I would have had him - that was quite a jump from an entry-level allowance to Grade 1 -but he's certainly the kind of improving horse that I've been doing pretty well with lately. <BR/><BR/>If I had selected him, I probably would have more because of his improvement than his pedigree, which I use mostly in the case of horses doing something they haven't before - their debut race, or trying distance of grass. Having said that though, there's nothing wrong with having sires or broodmare sires you like to follow, and you're also right on about Fit to Fight, who as a racehorse was a late developer who improved late in his 3 yo year, and won his biggest races at age 5. So yes, that aspect of Fit to Fight's pedigree could certainly have contributed to the way Greg's Gold has moved up now at age 4.<BR/><BR/>And I couldn't agree more with your sentiments about how utterly fascinating the study of racehorse pedigrees are! <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for reading, I appreciate the kind words.<BR/><BR/>AlanAlan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.com