There has been little said on racing forums across the globe about the undefeated Hungarian wonderhorse Overdose. That's no surprise given the racing backwater he hails from and the fact that Overdose is yet to secure a Gr1 victory. Many will see this horse for the first time in 2009 if he heads to the UK as expected for races like the King's Stand.
Some may have seen Overdose on Arc day 2008 in the false start Prix de l'Abbaye. He was the one that sped off in front and was never pulled up when Fleeting Spirit was left in the stalls. Naturally after those exertions Overdose was unable to take part in the re-run hours later. Some visual comparisons between the no race and the re-run farce suggest Overdose would have beaten Marchand D'or that day. Things just didn't go right for the Hungarian in France. Overdose seemed doomed from the moment he stepped onto the Longchamp track with an official idiot getting in his path and being bowled over by the three year old on his way to the gates.
A bit over a month after the Abbaye debacle Overdose turned up in Rome for a Gr3 six furlong race. He took that with ease and was basically in another stratosphere to the opposition. The runner up was around ten lengths adrift that day after being defeated by just under six lengths in the Abbaye re-run.
Overdose has built up a small fanclub online through YouTube. One individual has put together some early racing clips with music. Those races show the lightyear between Overdose and his central European opponents. Watch for the regular muck lather on Overdose who obviously suffers from white line fever. He almost always breaks out between the mounting yard and the starting gates. I can't wait to see this fellow next year as he puts his undefeated status on the line. Form is hard to track down in places like Bratislava but it has been suggested that Overdose remains unbeaten after twelve starts ( It could be more ).
For the compilation piece click on the YouTube link below. You wont see many 1000-1200m races with such a big space between the leader and the rest in your lifetime.
To view the last victory in Rome go to the Cappanelle website, scroll the date for the results down to 16-11-2008 and click "vai". When the result pop up appears click on the film icon next to race three "3 15:45 C. E F. Aloisi (ex Umbria)" and watch the flying machine go!
http://www.capannelleippodromo.it/risultati.php
