A post that sums up in a nutshell why I have no understanding of race horse ratings. (And little interest either.) How in the name of god you can have Toronado 2 lbs in front of Dawn Approach, a classic winner -in fact a classic winner who has previously beaten the former twice before- is completely beyond me Ginge.
If you have no understanding of them and have no desire to discuss their merit, why bother posting about them?
Assessing horses has no room for prestige, heritage and perceptions tags. Whether he won a classic or not is somewhat irrelevant. It’s the performance within the race, not the tag, that is important.
The Guineas clearly shouldn’t be used as a measurement to compare DA and Toronado. Clearly, DA put up an excellent performance in the Guineas, which was a performance that indicated he was a top class horse. However, Toronado palpably failed to run anywhere near his best. His craven win and his two subsequent performances indicate he ran significantly below par.
Trust me if I ever feel I need to ask your permission to post on a thread I’ll be sure to ask.