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Sergeant Gives Up The Fight

By Tarun | 21-Feb-2017

Sergeant At Arms has decided to give up the fight to run the invitation and get a purse of around 80 lakhs. It is obvious the connections thought otherwise if there is no chance against Fall Of Hammer or Desert God (if it has comes back from Dubai) or any other contenders. If it wins the Super Mile it get's around 25 lakhs the same as the Super Mile Prize. So maybe they connections had doubts if it would have finished second. Let's leave the monetary part aside as the owners are not interested, but surely if the trainer had confidence it SAA should have entered the big race and let the horse decide how good he is.
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Rrajesh said ...

23-Feb-2017
SAA connections is making it run in the super mile.... which will win very very easily

Manish said ...

22-Feb-2017
Owners have taken a wise decision. Soa had no chance in invitation. In mile, it has decent chance.

Manish original

Stop Fooling Punter said ...

21-Feb-2017
It bit funny we write here just for the heck of it.

The owners pay all the bills to each and every expense.
Here for free we try and offer unwanted advice simple.
We cannot afford to own horses and pay for their expenses and just imagine if we did.So we want to run them as we want it not them!
Let the owners be the best judge

Venkat said ...

21-Feb-2017
I share smart & poor punter' s view.

Tororosso's mock race a few days ago in Bengaluru was not inspiring. After its smashing victory in the Bengaluru Derby , I would have thought it would improve. Secondly , since SAA is not going to run in the Invitation they should allow Mathiyus which is not even in the reserve. Why should'nt the owners be allowed to pay an "entry" fee?

I doubt that Hall of Famer will win. As Tarun rightly pointed out she is 'Fall of Hammer'!

Cheers.

Jp said ...

21-Feb-2017
With just one race(Indian Derby) the connections have thrown the towel. The horse ran a great race and finished ahead of Temerity,Germanicus and others who had won the same distance in a classic. There was no question of its staying ability. Anyway it is the connections call. SAA will have to fight with Accolade who is another good miler. Let us hope both the horses run a fair race without any adjustment for the sake of odds.

Smart-still-poor-punter said ...

21-Feb-2017
Hi Tarun,

"Hall of Famer' or "Fall of Hammer". Come on, it seems you have referred a beautiful name for Paddy's stable.
Entering a popular animal for the Invitation weekend is totally the owner's prerogative and we have no reason to be critical. When you can easily predict that it may find it difficult against the likes of Hall of Famer and Desert God, think what will be the mood in the stable?
Despite the stakes being huge, owners have different ideas. For that matter, there have been many such instances in the past.
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