i think steve should have a 'silly' room for threads like this. hey, maybe tomcito can come to the classic too. that would make for a really, really great race.:rolleyes:

The odds may indeed be in that direction but they don't tell me what SHOULD happen.

He probably won't win the race, but he sure as hell could determine who does. If they send this horse to the lead and nobody goes with him, goodbye. Somebody will go with him though and that somebody will probably not been there at the end.

Victor Espinoza is on this horse and you can be sure come Breeders Cup day that he will try to pull off another War Emblem.

This horse will be overbet though because of Japanese money. I wouldn't be shocked if he is the 4th or 5th choice.

this is no free ride

Sensational Score , and Informed are competitive

I might bridgejump

































I mean literally jump off a bridge if pg AND kyrim show up

i dont want to humor anyone here, but are you serious ?
if he is sound, he wins for fun. this horse has as much Raw Talent as anyone.

He has as much raw talent as any 3yr old, which isn't saying much. There are some older horses going that appear to have significantly more talent. If this was a 12f race and he had prepped in the JCGC then maybe.

:)
:tro:


May the circle be unbroken...

I really don't know anything about Casino Drive.

He sure looked good in the Peter Pan.

WTF is up with 2 races lifetime?

Does he even like synthetic?

Does he have enough early foot at a mile & sixteenth?

Honestly I hope he looks great Sunday, but I would consider a play against in the multi-race.

:D

I obviously don't think CD has much of a chance in the Classic, but I guess I don't understand why people have to treat him like he's a pig.

He did run a good race in the Peter Pan, overcoming several obstacles to win it.........At the time, most people thought he could develop into a very nice horse. Is this colt getting worse with time or people just don't like him because he got some attention?

i guess most would rather a horse earn his constant attention, both from bettors and the media, than just garner slavering praise because of who his mama happens to be. two starts, why should the horse even be a subject of discussion regarding the bcc? questioning the thought process of his handlers doesn't equate to him being treated as being a pig.

I agree - I don't have a problem with questioning his handlers. I think the constant shipping between Japan and the US is ridiculous. If they think this horse is good, IMO, they should leave him here, let him develop and point for next year's Classic.

I'm not saying that people should slobber over CD - just that now I think the trend is going the other way, that he's now apparently completely untalented.

He's good enough to compete in this years Classic already. Whether he's good enough to win is a different story. The "point to next year's Classic" logic is boring! He's better than Smooth Air.

Purple Saddle Cloths For BC.... What a surprise!!
 

Just when you were convinced that perhaps the BC was actually concerned with fans being able to watch the races and follow the position of horses during a race.........THE DREADED PURPLE SADDLE CLOTHS ARE BACK.

In another display of exactly how much disdain there remains for players as reported Friday on ATR with Byk, Rick Hammerle again belatedly made public the intentions of the BC to again 1) refuse to use colored sadlle cloths or 2) pay for state of the art Trakus as is used currently at KE and Del Mar.

Once again the races will be impossible to watch becuase you cannot distinguish one horse from another as is the case in virtually every track in the country.

"I used to get disgusted but now I try and stay amused".....

They really aren't that bad....no one is going to mistake Zenyatta for Hystericalady. You know most of these horses.

And if it's near the finish line and your horse isn't one of the first 4 or so that you can see clearly, you've probably lost all hope anyway.

There's no reason to have them all the same color. Sorry if I'd like to know where my horses are before the finish line.

Look at the silks of your horse, those kind of help.