tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post5902214223356519456..comments2023-05-23T06:58:05.579-04:00Comments on Fugue for Tinhorns: Five-horse Poker game cruel to DevilleGlenn Cravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760553404742644042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-63480771307756946692009-06-14T23:21:48.869-04:002009-06-14T23:21:48.869-04:00True ... I believe Indian Blessing was also fourth...True ... I believe Indian Blessing was also fourth in her return performance Sunday.<br /><br />Mike Watchmaker of The Daily Racing Form has long considered the trip to Dubai too much to ask of most horses. He said for every horse that can return to prior form (Cigar, Silver Charm, Victory Gallop, etc.) "there is a list of American horses two to three times as long who were never the same after racing in the Dubai Cup, or took a very long time to recapture a semblance of peak form."Glenn Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760553404742644042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-60437080252035816722009-06-14T23:13:23.146-04:002009-06-14T23:13:23.146-04:00Seems like between the softer conditions and the t...Seems like between the softer conditions and the trip to Dubai, Kip Deville was up against it today. That trip to the UAE must be much harder on horses than we realize. Indian Blessing didn't fare too well in her first race back either today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com