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Forum: Stakes Archive 02-12-2011, 08:11 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,441
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Bench Points came off the shelf and ran down Da...

Bench Points came off the shelf and ran down Da Ruler yesterday. Now 4 for 4, two Cal-bred stakes wins. Needs to stretch out, but damside reasonably strong for it, so not a retread of Brother Derek...
Forum: Stakes Archive 01-14-2011, 02:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 956
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Once upon a time, this was a G2 race, run at 9f...

Once upon a time, this was a G2 race, run at 9f in the month before the Kentucky Derby. Winners like George Lewis, Unconscious, Quack, Linda's Chief, Agitate, Diabolo, Beau's Eagle..., Sad to see it...
Forum: Stakes Archive 01-14-2011, 02:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,496
Posted By Pedigree Ann
:D Did you see the 3-horse Ormonde S-G3 at...

:D Did you see the 3-horse Ormonde S-G3 at Chester of a few years back? I think it was 2008. The pace horses scratched out, the 3 came out of the gate at little above a walking pace, nearly came to a...
Forum: Stakes Archive 01-14-2011, 02:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,496
Posted By Pedigree Ann
More like a mile and 5/8ths. Evening Attire would...

More like a mile and 5/8ths. Evening Attire would have been a shoo-in if they had had the BC Marathon in his hay-day.
Forum: Dee Tee Stables 01-12-2011, 02:01 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 22,294
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Witwatersrand - where the gold reef located in...

Witwatersrand - where the gold reef located in Jo'burg is
(The) Gauteng - the province in which it is located
Lanseria - one of Jo'burg's international airports
Melville Koppies - an archeological...
Forum: Breeders' Cup Archive 11-06-2010, 07:15 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 11,937
Posted By Pedigree Ann
I see I am a minnow in a pond with much bigger...

I see I am a minnow in a pond with much bigger fish. Eldaafer was my only winner on Friday, $2 across the board. All multi-race tries went down in flames, then there were my 'displaced exactas'...
Forum: Breeders' Cup Archive 11-05-2010, 12:45 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 36,593
Posted By Pedigree Ann
And her best races have been at the left-turning...

And her best races have been at the left-turning course Saint-Cloud, as opposed to Longchamp and Chantilly, which are right-turning.
Forum: Breeders' Cup Archive 11-05-2010, 12:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,259
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Cupecoy's Joy (f 1979) wasn't exactly chopped...

Cupecoy's Joy (f 1979) wasn't exactly chopped liver. Won the Acorn-G1, Mother Goose-G1, led the Kentucky Derby field for a long way until she wore out. Still finished ahead of Wavering Monarch...
Forum: Stakes Archive 10-27-2010, 04:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 679
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Is the same Intercoastal who ran second last in a...

Is the same Intercoastal who ran second last in a $16K starter allowance as a 3/5 favorite in the opener today at Kee? Wouldn't expect to see him wheeled back on Saturday.
Forum: Breeders' Cup Archive 10-21-2010, 11:41 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 20,522
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Turf sprint at SA was incredibly unfair to...

Turf sprint at SA was incredibly unfair to shippers from other tracks. The hillside course is so different from anything they had ever seen, as well as having to cross the main track, another...
Forum: Breeders' Cup Archive 10-21-2010, 11:26 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 20,522
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Everybody knows that "World Championships" is a...

Everybody knows that "World Championships" is a lie. It's just a label that some publicity flak thought sounded good. Hey, if the US/Canada baseball championship is called the "World Series"...., ...
Forum: Stakes Archive 09-25-2010, 05:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 929
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Ding!Ding!Ding! We have a winnah!

Ding!Ding!Ding! We have a winnah!
Forum: Stakes Archive 08-25-2010, 04:26 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,042
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Actually, I think Petty Officer (GB, 1967) won...

Actually, I think Petty Officer (GB, 1967) won the race that was renamed for him after he won it a few times.
Forum: Stakes Archive 08-14-2010, 03:40 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,492
Posted By Pedigree Ann
You have to recollect that the stretches over...

You have to recollect that the stretches over there tend to be 4f or more long, and wide enough to hold a gate with 25 or 30 horses in it. The turns, if there are any (Newmarket can run races up to...
Forum: Stakes Archive 06-03-2010, 09:25 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 9,164
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Love the name of the Acorn starter Much...

Love the name of the Acorn starter Much Rejoicing. But she should be related to Brave Sir Robin somehow. (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, for you uneducated louts who don't know the source.:D Run...
Forum: Stakes Archive 03-26-2010, 10:23 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,690
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Yes, because the Southern Hemisphere 3yos are in...

Yes, because the Southern Hemisphere 3yos are in the autumn part of their career in March, so they are possibles to challenge their elders. Like 3yos going in the JC Gold Cup in our autumn.
Forum: Stakes Archive 01-22-2010, 04:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,415
Posted By Pedigree Ann
This race, in case you didn't know, was for many,...

This race, in case you didn't know, was for many, many years the traditional opening day stakes at Santa Anita on Boxing Day. It was part of the progression to get horses fit for the Big 'Cap - Palos...
Forum: Stakes Archive 01-16-2010, 03:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 888
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Was insanely fast last year. One had to allow for...

Was insanely fast last year. One had to allow for that when 'capping for Kee.
Forum: The Charles Hatton Reading Room 12-23-2009, 04:13 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 14,310
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Host tracks have been the BC committee's patsies....

Host tracks have been the BC committee's patsies. The BC essentially leases the track for the day (for free? I haven't seen any word of the BC paying) and takes the track's share of the take-out....
Forum: The Charles Hatton Reading Room 11-25-2009, 11:28 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 15,882
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Thank you. I was upset when great mares like...

Thank you. I was upset when great mares like Firenze and Maskette were erased by the NYRA. Why was there a need to change the Santa Susana S, which had years of history, to the Santa Anita Oaks?...
Forum: The Charles Hatton Reading Room 11-25-2009, 11:21 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 15,882
Posted By Pedigree Ann
That actually almost happened in the early 1970s....

That actually almost happened in the early 1970s. A gelding named Petty Officer won three consecutive runnings of the Timeform Gold Trophy at Redcar (Britain), so they renamed it for him. And the...
Forum: The Charles Hatton Reading Room 11-21-2009, 02:11 PM
Replies: 295
Views: 29,148
Posted By Pedigree Ann
"And oh yeah, winning this country's premiere...

"And oh yeah, winning this country's premiere race for three-year-old fillies by 20 lengths. Imagine if a colt won the Derby by 20. Imagine anyone winning a GI by 20. They make HBO movies about that...
Forum: The Charles Hatton Reading Room 11-16-2009, 07:36 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 14,252
Posted By Pedigree Ann
I remember when he was at that stage, considered...

I remember when he was at that stage, considered one of the canniest claiming trainers in the business. Many expressed doubt that he could make the jump up to training better, elite-type stakes...
Forum: Breeders' Cup Archive 11-07-2009, 08:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,675
Posted By Pedigree Ann
Most of my horses who hit the board were second...

Most of my horses who hit the board were second or third: Gotta Have Her, Bridgetown, Presious Passion (I still love him), etc. And too un-attuned to betting strategies to think of the right way to...
Forum: Breeders' Cup Archive 11-07-2009, 08:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,814
Posted By Pedigree Ann
But none of them ran in the Cal Cup as their last...

But none of them ran in the Cal Cup as their last race before the BC. Probably because in many previous years, the Cal Cup was the week before or the week after the BC. (Remember how Baffert wheeled...
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