Curlin May Skip Stephen Foster due to Weight
 

Here is the story

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=3431220

They want the accolades but also want everything else handed to him.

He should skip it. Stephen Foster is a joke. Go to the Suburban and then the Whitney.

curlin been eating too many honey buns?

:rolleyes:

:D

well surely it can't be that he would have to carry too much. hell, he's a superhorse.
how the hell do they think they can get anyone else to run?

I wonder if Dutrow is still calling for Curlin after getting humiliated today

The eyeroll wasn't meant for you Zig. It was for the title of the thread, I didn't have to read the accompanying story to know that it would make me want to....:rolleyes:

oh....

well, apparently i'm beyond stupid anyway, so no surprise that i didn't understand.

Didn't he just carry 128 in Dubai? I think this may be Asmussen's way of getting Churchill to thow another $5 million from their "special fund" to get him to come. I mean, they were already throwing extra money and he was already coming so why not try to get more? Especially with that big money offer from Suffolk, which by the way, will never happen now.

I can't figure out why a)they carry 126 in the TC and that's not a problem, and b) 2 lbs more is gonna dent his ability.....they're really just mad the other horses got so little in comparison and it's not their fault they're facing a reigning HOY and World Cup winner. He's done so well they get the break. He can carry the weight just fine. Asmussen needs to grow up and take a shot. And I though Frankel was whiney about weight. Not that it's something to crow about in terms of weight-carrying but they won't give him 130 plus out of fear and that's not right. Tracks shouldn't be bullied with a 'I'm gonna take my horse and go home' when they're trying to do what the conditions call for and handicap the bloody race. That's their job.

It is just laughable that they want to call the horse one of the alltime greats and yet are afraid to carry 128 against a bunch of washed up horses or bums. it would be one thing to complain about the weight if he was giving a lot to another top horse but this bunch? you could make a case that they weighted him too low.

it's somewhat gratifying to me, since i don't think he's all that and a bag of potato chips anyway. he's just miles the best because he's the only halfway decent horse out there-much like the one who finished last at belmont today.

i'd imagine it's something besides just the weight. maybe curlin isn't quite 'there' yet, and they don't want to say he's not 100%. but how often is a horse absolutely perfect?

Amen. I'm figuring he's gonna go to try to get his mitts on the earnings record unless they're really afraid he won't win it. Every quarter of a million counts. That's really what they're pointing to.

Like that record proves anything anyway. hell with Sheikh Mo upping the ante in Dubai that record wont last long anyway.

It's been beaten internationally correct? By the Japanese and their insanely large purses for J-breds? The record would be for Americans and seems like it means you have to run at 4 to have a shot at it. At the rate they're going it's actually gonna become less and less likely. Remember how much of Curlin's money came at 3 (he didn't just get the DWC to have a shot at breaking it) and he had to get it by lasting through the entire TC and winning the BCC.

this is crazy, he is easily the 1 or 2 in the world, he should win next sat. for fun.........but if i were his connections i would do this with him, have some fun with him... i would take this route.

suburban...
whitney....
turf classic....
arc...
now if he ran that table, you could consider him a all time great.

I already consider you an alltime great

Assman knows if he cries wolf, the execs at CHD will tighten up Huffman and curlin will be carrying 108 instead of 128. They may have to give the mount to Johnny McKee. HAHA

thank you chuck, this means a lot to me.

i think you would consider me ALL TIME LEGEND, if i told you who the other possible 1-2 in the world is, IMO

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being serious for a moment... i thought he is going to run in the arc ? is there a game plan, or schedule of races for curlin ?

Agree 100%

I bet you do.. This guy has more free time then I do which I didnt think was possible

Huh? I'd love to hear this one backed up.

Is the Suburban even an option? Didn't the NY license for Midnight Cry expire?

Curlin 128
Student Council 118
G'hopper 117
Brass Hat 116

What was the last horse to carry 128 whie giving 10-11 lbs here? I believe he carried 132 in Dubai giving all 19 or more. Pretty impressive. Can't recall the last horse to be giving this kind of weight.

it is impressive but it looks fair to me. without giving weight like that the race isn't interesting.

Don't be surprised to see Curlin entered along with Student Council, and Curlin SCRATCHED......

You got it all now, don't ya?

A monster has been created.


Now...if we can just your handicapping knowledge to come around....:)

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