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I didn't mean to put the cat amongst the pidgeons lol.
I didn't mean to knock Northerly,I've heard he's a smashing horse and he looked tough in the Plate.The best horse over here last year was maybe High Chaparral,he won the Epsom Derby beating Hawk Wing by 2 lengths with Moon Ballad(won dirt grade 1 in Dubai,the World Cup)third about 14 lengths away.High Chaparral was a monster,unbeatable in either UK or Ireland over 2400m.He won the Breeders Cup Turf World Chapionship in the USA at the end of the year too.He was fortunate enough that the rain came in America and softened the ground for him to display his stamina or he may have been outpaced.However,I doubt he would have beat Northerly in Australia and vice vera Northerly would have struggled to finish over here against the son of Saddlers Wells.Racing over here is totally different to OZ,USA,Japan,France.Emphasis here is put on stamina rather than speed,many races are run on soft ground with uphill finishes or hilly undulating tracks.Best horses are bred to get 2400 m so they can win a Derby or Arc.
Strawberry Road was an Aussie who came to race in France and won a grade 1 before running a good race in the Arc.
Why don't we ever see Aussies in the Breeders Cup in the States?You'd do well.