now i know my art isnt that good but it really does not take a genius to figure out which characters im drawing by looking at my account even if you cant recognise one of them. come on now . 🙃
of course more than anything i am glad she retired safely. but she still had so much more in her. a retroactive retirement during spelling will never not hurt
@kohanesexual its such a shame. the curse of liking club owned mares. knowing this year will be rega’s last, knowing ascopi got her final year cut short…
for shirankedo’s its likely she got injured in spelling, its just a lot of these things dont get disclosed when its a private owner but yea
i was so sure she would go to osaka hai and destroy that field. genuinely. i had full confidence she was the strongest active mare who was just reaching the height of her peak. idk how long itll take before i stop feeling devastated that we’ll never get to see her race again
idk. neta names are funny to me and a lot of times they help shine a spotlight on horses that wouldnt be looked at otherwise. but shiranchan… it was funny when it was like “stupidly strong horse with a funny name” but im still so sad that she just retired after that akiten
what do you mean shirankedo is just being reduced to her name now. you dont even know the kind of monster she is. if she had more time on the turf she was a G1 horse without a doubt. i believe that with my whole heart
i sometimes see tweets criticising giving horses neta names, but i really only hate it when said horse gets turned into a meme for their name instead of looking at their record
@mirai_prskaka but its mostly because of that awkward distance with nakayama that forces that early corner. something like yasuda, it really just boils down to the horses' preferences
i think what some people need to learn about gate draws is that a lot of the times whether a gate is “good” or not depends a lot on the horse, their preferences, and how well they can use it to their advantages. i see too many takes that are convinced every outer gate draw = bad
@mirai_prskaka it worked especially well for lovcen because he most definitely has the stamina to handle sitting on the outside for the entire distance, no compromise needed
and yeah, arima is probably the one G1 where there is a real disadvantage to the outer gates