New Posts For Thread: Group Sprint racing has changed unrecognisablyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisablyGOLDREAM beats MEDICEAN MAN Could you imagine a result like that in the halcyon years? Mind you - there would not have been all these large and 'EVERYTHING has got a chance' fields in those days, either.Sole power only won back to back G1 races once in his career,Another hit and miss Sprinter.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545205393#545205393Sole power only won back to back G1 races once in his career,Another hit and miss Sprinter.Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:30:37 -0500Sole Power is a bookie horse of the same ilk as The Fuguehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545205249#545205249Sole Power is a bookie horse of the same ilk as The FugueSat, 20 Jun 2015 11:21:35 -0500What about Sole Power ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545205237#545205237What about Sole Power ?Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:20:33 -0500Have said it for a long time now,No such thing as a Consistent G1 Sprinter in ireland or the UK these days.Different day different winner.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545205151#545205151Have said it for a long time now,No such thing as a Consistent G1 Sprinter in ireland or the UK these days.Different day different winner.Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:15:47 -0500yes, proper group horses in the 80s, just glorified handicappers these days.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545205063#545205063yes, proper group horses in the 80s, just glorified handicappers these days.Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:10:08 -0500Just look at all the winners of the July Cup through the 80's to highlight it ....any number of others....last tycoon, sheikh albadou...zilzal sprinting would give them a headstart today....more recently the Stravinsky's and mozarts would all gag up.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545205035#545205035Just look at all the winners of the July Cup through the 80's to highlight it ....any number of others....last tycoon, sheikh albadou...zilzal sprinting would give them a headstart today....more recently the Stravinsky's and mozarts would all gag up.Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:08:29 -0500Commonwealth winner might be different class but he has to show that performance was not just a one-off.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545204829#545204829Commonwealth winner might be different class but he has to show that performance was not just a one-off.Sat, 20 Jun 2015 10:56:22 -0500After the AMERICAN beating the AUSTRALIAN in the Diamond Jubilee -Just how ordinary has British Sprint racing become - compared to the halycon years gone by.Dayjur would be in despair.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545204505#545204505After the AMERICAN beating the AUSTRALIAN in the Diamond Jubilee -Just how ordinary has British Sprint racing become - compared to the halycon years gone by.Dayjur would be in despair.Sat, 20 Jun 2015 10:37:13 -0500Spot On - sixtwosix - As emphasised by many of them also contesting the 'top' Sprint Handicaps - and turning those races into little more than a condensed, mixed weights, Listed race ... as opposed to the, by far more attractive, longer handicap sphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545146963#545146963Spot On - sixtwosix - As emphasised by many of them also contesting the 'top' Sprint Handicaps - and turning those races into little more than a condensed, mixed weights, Listed race ... as opposed to the, by far more attractive, longer handicap spTue, 16 Jun 2015 10:54:04 -0500Dajur and Lochsongmy 2 fav sprinters of all time. Either of those would have won today without coming off the snaff.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30526165/group-sprint-racing-has-changed-unrecognisably?post_id=545146321#545146321Dajur and Lochsongmy 2 fav sprinters of all time. Either of those would have won today without coming off the snaff.Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:10:43 -0500