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Echo Farm 07-14-2008 01:10 PM

Casino Drive's Journey to Breeders' Cup Begins
 
This should be interesting................


http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/46140.htm

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Casino Drive, the Japanese-trained colt whose bruised foot prevented him from trying to follow in the hoofprints of his two Belmont Stakes (gr. I)-winning siblings, has entered quarantine in Japan as the first step to returning to the United States.

Owner Hidetoshi Yamamoto and trainer Kazuo Fujisawa said on July 14 that their ultimate goal for the undefeated son of Mineshaft this year remains the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), although he will first have a prep race in California. The Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) over 1 1/8 miles at Santa Anita Park on September 27 is a possibility.

zippyneedsawin 07-14-2008 01:19 PM

That poor horse has logged more frequent flyer miles than Kasept! Poor guy, if they planned on bringing him back to the US to race, why did they drag him back to Japan to begin with?

freddymo 07-14-2008 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin
That poor horse has logged more frequent flyer miles than Kasept! Poor guy, if they planned on bringing him back to the US to race, why did they drag him back to Japan to begin with?

Poor horse? Why he flew 17 hours in FC to Japan. WTF what's the big deal

letswastemoney 07-14-2008 03:02 PM

he'd be the first horse to win the breeder's cup classic off of only 3 lifetime (including the Goodwood) races right? that'd be amazing

Thunder Gulch 07-14-2008 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin
That poor horse has logged more frequent flyer miles than Kasept! Poor guy, if they planned on bringing him back to the US to race, why did they drag him back to Japan to begin with?


I've been wondering the same thing. If they planned to run him twice in the US including the BC, there is no reason to go back halfway around the world for a couple of months.

parsixfarms 07-14-2008 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch
I've been wondering the same thing. If they planned to run him twice in the US including the BC, there is no reason to go back halfway around the world for a couple of months.

I think it has something to do with the quarantine regulations.

ateamstupid 07-14-2008 05:31 PM

LOL @ calling a horse that has two career races "undefeated." That bar can't get much lower.

Strategic Mission 07-14-2008 07:43 PM

If there was a year to take a shot, this is it. Curlin won't show and I bet Big Brown is retire before the race too.

It all depends if Casino Drive likes the synthetic. If he does, he might not have to run a huge race to win.

Coach Pants 07-14-2008 08:42 PM

Since Denis of Cork is out of the picture for the rest of the year I'm focusing all of my haterade on this steaming pile of ****.

Danzig 07-14-2008 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants
Since Denis of Cork is out of the picture for the rest of the year I'm focusing all of my haterade on this steaming pile of ****.

that's undefeated steaming pile of ****! seriously, has any horse garnered so much press for so little?!?!

DogsUp 07-14-2008 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig
that's undefeated steaming pile of ****! seriously, has any horse garnered so much press for so little?!?!

The Green Monkey..perhaps???? :)

Indian Charlie 07-14-2008 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DogsUp
The Green Monkey..perhaps???? :)

Speaking of TGM...

I was away in Quebec City for a week (great food!).

What has become of PG1985???

Danzig 07-14-2008 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DogsUp
The Green Monkey..perhaps???? :)

yeah, but he earned a lot more money for his original owner than casino drive has!!

DogsUp 07-14-2008 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
Speaking of TGM...

I was away in Quebec City for a week (great food!).

What has become of PG1985???

PG1985?????

blackthroatedwind 07-14-2008 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
Speaking of TGM...

I was away in Quebec City for a week (great food!).

What has become of PG1985???


Quebec City is great.

You know the waterfall outside of town....the one that is higher than Niagara Falls? I think PG went over it in a barrel.

DogsUp 07-14-2008 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig
yeah, but he earned a lot more money for his original owner than casino drive has!!

True, but who knows what Casino Drive will do.

Indian Charlie 07-14-2008 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Quebec City is great.

You know the waterfall outside of town....the one that is higher than Niagara Falls? I think PG went over it in a barrel.

Yeah, I hiked that waterfall. You are right about the city being great, and it's especially cool this year since they are doing their 400th anniversary thing.

One thing I noted to myself there though was that I didn't seem to talk to any idiots for a whole seven days, except for a few Americans. It was blissful!

That makes me think PG1985 didn't go over the falls.

I still can't get over how good the food was there, at pretty reasonable prices.

Indian Charlie 07-14-2008 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DogsUp
PG1985?????

PG1985 is a legend. He got banned last year at some point and then came back this year under the name JCS#### where #### is a bunch of numbers.

You have undoubtedly read his posts, but what you might find hard to believe is that under his current name he's only a fraction as ridiculous as he used to be.

He also thinks I'm the biggest PG hater on here, but he never knew that I got him reinstated a few months ago after convincing a moderator of his value!

GBBob 07-15-2008 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
Speaking of TGM...

I was away in Quebec City for a week (great food!).

What has become of PG1985???


Where's Hoss been too?? Is it just coincidence they both disappeared about the same time???...lol


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