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I can't find the "Racing" thread, so I will post it here.
I may cop a lot of flak for this, but I believe that Black Caviar is overrated.
Sure it keeps winning races, but who does it beat?
I am not a huge fan of racing, so I was shocked to find that Black Caviar has not been entered in the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate or the Melbourne Cup.
My brother, a sports nut, told me that Black Caviar is a sprinter, so it won't do endurance races.
Well, then, I think all the hype is misplaced.
Here I was thinking that everyone talking up Black Caviar as "the next Phar Lap" (and I have heard that comparison), was a champion racehorse, who can match it with the best and beat them. Now I find that it races in the lesser races on the day.
This is why Black Caviar is no champion.
Champions compete in the top "matches" and draws.
Champion AFL teams are the ones who win premierships.
Champion F1 drivers win world championships.
Champion tennis players win the Aust, French, U.S. or Wimbledon (that is why I don't class Caroline Wozniacki as a champion either).
Champion NFL teams win Superbowls
Champion baseball teams win the World Series.
And here is where I get relevant:-
Champion racehorses win the Cox Plate, Caulfield or Melbourne Cup.
Doremus was a champion, Phar Lap was a champion, Mikaybe Diva was a champion, Think Big was a champion.
So, tell me, where does "Black Caviar" rank with the truly great racehorses?
I have never heard so much hype for one horse since people hyped another non-entity, Sunlyne, who was gushed about, despite constantly being beaten by Northerly.
Let's cut the crap. The only reason most commentators gush about Black Caviar is that they are making easy money betting on him all the time.
Once Black Caviar loses, and the shock of that dies down, you will never hear of her again.
I may cop a lot of flak for this, but I believe that Black Caviar is overrated.
Sure it keeps winning races, but who does it beat?
I am not a huge fan of racing, so I was shocked to find that Black Caviar has not been entered in the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate or the Melbourne Cup.
My brother, a sports nut, told me that Black Caviar is a sprinter, so it won't do endurance races.
Well, then, I think all the hype is misplaced.
Here I was thinking that everyone talking up Black Caviar as "the next Phar Lap" (and I have heard that comparison), was a champion racehorse, who can match it with the best and beat them. Now I find that it races in the lesser races on the day.
This is why Black Caviar is no champion.
Champions compete in the top "matches" and draws.
Champion AFL teams are the ones who win premierships.
Champion F1 drivers win world championships.
Champion tennis players win the Aust, French, U.S. or Wimbledon (that is why I don't class Caroline Wozniacki as a champion either).
Champion NFL teams win Superbowls
Champion baseball teams win the World Series.
And here is where I get relevant:-
Champion racehorses win the Cox Plate, Caulfield or Melbourne Cup.
Doremus was a champion, Phar Lap was a champion, Mikaybe Diva was a champion, Think Big was a champion.
So, tell me, where does "Black Caviar" rank with the truly great racehorses?
I have never heard so much hype for one horse since people hyped another non-entity, Sunlyne, who was gushed about, despite constantly being beaten by Northerly.
Let's cut the crap. The only reason most commentators gush about Black Caviar is that they are making easy money betting on him all the time.
Once Black Caviar loses, and the shock of that dies down, you will never hear of her again.