Curlin's a beast, but Asiatic Boy is just as freaky on dirt IMO. With a successful comeback at a distance too short for him, Asiatic Boy could be the horse to beat in my eyes. I think there's very little separating Curlin, Premium Tap, and Asiatic Boy right now. Looks to be a great race.

UNC is certainly one of the best academic institutions (among public schools) in the country. As much as I detest their hoops team, she is absolutely right about that.
Where have you been kentuckyrosesinmay? I think I honestly speak for everyone on here when I say this board is a lot more.......interesting.......when you are a regular poster.

Yeah - you must be a scroll wheel salesman or something....

She is wearing out mine in this thread.

Theres actually a lot separating Premium Tap, Curlin, and Asiatic Boy. Anyone who has watched those 3 horses run know its not Curlin who needs to improve to be competitive.

Well you tell me, how will we ever approach the heights reached by 2007's "Thread of the Year" without some of the.......um......."insights" on display here?

He'll be the 1st American horse entered for the World Cup that has stayed that long and run in a trial race for the big race. The Dubai World Cup handbook actually strongly advises that a horse arrives in the country at least 4 weeks before the race. A piece of advice that has been routinely ignored by American trainers up till now.

It's hard to believe that American connections have ignored the advice of an operation that has ruined as many talented horses as Godolphin.

I hear ya.

A board needs its tards.

Not doing that seemed to work okay for: Roses in May, Pleasantly Perfect, Silver Charm, Captain Steve, Invasor, and Cigar.

You just set yourself up for someone to take the "yeah, but what did they do after the Dubai World Cup?" opening.

And that can only lead to one thing....

More wear on my scroll wheel.

Yes, but tell me, what exactly did those horses do after the World Cup?

you know what they call the fellow who graduates last in his class at med school???















doctor

Let me be more specific.......


















Kentuckyrosesinmay

I'd say odds are she doesn't make the cut.

They just couldn't resist...

You can always do after school stuff to get the grade.

I've come to this conclusion after watching years and years of MyFirstSexTeacher mpegs.

Don't diss the sacred basketball team!!! :D Too bad Ty just sprained his ankle and might not be able to play against Duke. DUKE vs. UNC = best college basketball games ever!!!

I've been in California, in Georgia, in Virginia, riding horses, and busy at the sacred college. I figured that it was best if I left the board for awhile. Plus, I was getting a lot of race horse action elsewhere. Oh, and I am glad you enjoy the entertainment. I live to serve.

Sorry, back to how Curlin is going to beat up on everyone at Dubai....

have you always gone by kentuckyrosesinmay ?

btw.. John McCain
the dems love him

Yeah

I have a story to tell. One of my friends purchased a 75,000 dollar horse from a Florida sale. He was a strapping chestnut colt, a Graded Stakes caliber colt. When this colt first raced, there was some buzz about him because he broke his maiden first time out as a three year old by four lengths under a strangle hold. The jock never asked him to run, and was actually holding him back down the stretch. In his next start, he's not moving as pretty and gets beat, but finishes second. He came back with puffy ankles, and has never been the same since. The trainer is very careful with the colt, but is constantly battling the horse's puffy ankles. Yet, the colt still wins races in quite the company because of the careful management. Sometimes, in a race, he even looks back to his old self, but the front bandages tell the story. However, a lot of races, he hasn't moved as pretty as he once did. It is amazing what a little bit of rest, ice, front bandages, and joint injections will do.... However, this cycle never continues because eventually the damage becomes too severe to continue. The horse either gets turned out and, with time, gets better, or is done racing.... The most careful and talented trainers can usually get at least a couple of good races out of the horse under these conditions or can keep the horse going for awhile if the horse has plenty of time in between starts.