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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
In case anyone doesn't know who Vodka is ... she's the mare who ships out of Japan and gets destroyed in Dubai every winter. Supposedly, Rachel Alexandra - while "very good" isn't "in her league"
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Respectfully...
Hore of the Year, 2009
Horse of the Year, 2008
(Other awards, just because)...
Best Older filly / mare, 2009
Best Older filly, mare, 2008
Special award, 2007
2YO filly, 2006
Vodka, beating the boys and winning the G1 Japanese Derby (2007)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK6rAMAwiBQ
Winning the 2009 Japan Cup (G1)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qQbYS0lyvA
Winning the 2008 Yasuda Kinen (G1)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT4uYM7I4Fk
Winnint the 2008 Tenno Sho (G1)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhYDh...6D1D1&index=48
Winning the Victoria Mile (poor quality but look how much she wins by!)...
(Oh yeah, G1)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrVkSnevuZc
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Field / finish for the races where she "got destroyed"...
Jebel Hatta - Daaher 22:45
TB - Group 2
1st 8 118 Balius (IRE) 57.0 B A bin Huzaim William Supple
2rd 1.25 3 120 Jay Peg (SAF) 59.5 V B- H Brown Weichong Marwing
2rd DH 10 108 Russian Sage (SAF) 59.5 M de Kock John Murtagh
4th Sh 4 113 Imbongi (SAF) 58.5 M de Kock Kevin Shea
5th 0.75 7 120 Vodka (JPN) 57.5 K Sumii Yutaka Take
6th 2.25 12 111 Valedictum (AUS) 57.0 B TT D O'Brien Ted Durcan
7th 0.5 5 111 Strategic News (AUS) 57.0 B TT H Brown Ryan Moore
8th Hd 1 112 Blue Ksar (FR) 57.0 TT E Charpy Tadhg O'Shea
9th 0.25 14 110 Biarritz (SAF) 57.0 B M de Kock Bernard Faydherbe
10th 1.25 13 113 Vertigineux (FR) 57.0 TT C Dufreche Philippe Sogorb
11th 8.5 15 106 Seihali (IRE) 57.0 D Selvaratnam William Buick
12th 10 9 110 Pallodio (IRE) 57.0 D Watson Alan Garcia
13th 0.5 11 113 Tam Lin (GB) 58.5 TT S bin Suroor Lanfranco Dettori
14th 3.75 16 110 Mashaahed (GB) 57.0 TT E Charpy Richard Hills
15th 5 6 106 World Ruler (GB) 57.0 D Watson Daragh O'Donohoe
16th Dist 2 112 Third Set (IRE) 57.0 TT M bin Shafya Ahmad Ajtebi
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Dubai Duty Free Sponsored By Dubai Duty Free 19:55
TB - Group I
1st 14 116 Jay Peg (SAF) 57.0 B H Brown Anton Marcus
2rd 0.5 11 122 Darjina (FR) 55.0 A De Royer-Dupré Christophe Soumillon
3rd Ns 7 116 Archipenko (USA) 57.0 B TT M de Kock Kevin Shea
4th 1.25 12 117 Vodka (JPN) 55.0 K Sumii Yutaka Take
5th 0.5 6 119 Finsceal Beo (IRE) 55.0 J Bolger Kevin Manning
6th Ns 4 112 Seachange (NZ) 55.0 R Manning Ted Durcan
7th 0.25 3 115 Floral Pegasus (AUS) 57.0 TT T Cruz Gerald Mosse
8th 0.5 9 118 Creachadoir (IRE) 57.0 S bin Suroor Kerrin McEvoy
9th 0.5 5 115 Admire Aura (JPN) 57.0 H Matsuda Katsumi Ando
10th 0.5 15 112 Lord Admiral (USA) 57.0 B C O'Brien Michael Kinane
11th 1.25 8 115 Niconero (AUS) 57.0 P D Hayes Craig Williams
12th 0.75 10 123 Literato (FR) 57.0 S bin Suroor Lanfranco Dettori
13th 0.5 13 115 Bullish Luck (USA) 57.0 B T Cruz Brett Prebble
14th Sh 16 121 Linngari (IRE) 57.0 H Brown Ryan Moore
15th 3.25 2 116 Majestic Roi (USA) 55.0 M Channon Darryll Holland
16th 19 1 113 Notional (USA) 57.0 B D O'Neill Garrett Gomez
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Al Maktoum Challenge R3 Sponsored By Derrinstown Stud, Intikhab 22:10
TB - Group 2
1st 13 115 Red Desire (JPN) 55.0 M Matsunaga Olivier Peslier
2rd 0.25 5 120 Gloria De Campeao (BRZ) 57.0 P Bary Tiago Pereira
3rd 0.75 3 115 Mr Brock (SAF) 57.0 M de Kock Kevin Shea
4th Sh 2 117 Allybar (IRE) 57.0 S bin Suroor Ahmad Ajtebi
5th 0.25 1 115 Lizard's Desire (SAF) 57.0 M de Kock Christophe Soumillon
6th 1.5 4 108 Al Shemali (GB) 57.0 TT A Al Raihe Royston Ffrench
7th 0.25 11 125 Cavalryman (GB) 57.0 S bin Suroor Lanfranco Dettori
8th 1.25 8 120 Vodka (JPN) 55.0 K Sumii Christophe Lemaire
9th 0.5 14 109 Joe Louis (ARG) 57.0 TT J Barton Wigberto Ramos
10th 0.5 10 113 Debussy (IRE) 57.0 J Gosden William Buick
11th 3.5 9 110 Le Drakkar (AUS) 57.0 A bin Huzaim Carlos Sanchez
12th 6 6 105 Raise Your Heart (IRE) 57.0 PE J Morgan Pat Smullen
13th 8 12 102 Re Barolo (IRE) 57.0 A bin Huzaim Jesus Rosales
14th 4.25 7 108 Bon Grain (FR) 57.0 M bin Shafya William Supple
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Dubai Kahayla Classic Sponsored By Emaar 17:00
PA - Group I
1st 2 119 Gladiatorus (USA) 57.0 M bin Shafya Ahmad Ajtebi
2rd 3.25 16 117 Presvis (GB) 57.0 L Cumani Ryan Moore
3rd 2 9 116 Alexandros (GB) 57.0 S bin Suroor Michael Kinane
4th 3 4 116 Niconero (AUS) 57.0 D Hayes Craig Williams
5th 0.5 1 117 Bankable (IRE) 57.0 TT M de Kock John Murtagh
6th Sh 10 120 Archipenko (USA) 57.0 B TT M de Kock Kevin Shea
7th Hd 3 120 Vodka (JPN) 55.0 K Sumii Yutaka Take
8th 0.75 13 123 Paco Boy (IRE) 57.0 R Hannon Richard Hughes
9th 1.75 11 115 Tuesday Joy (NZ) 55.0 G Waterhouse Darren Beadman
10th 1.75 7 122 Kip Deville (USA) 57.0 B TT R Dutrow Jr Cornelio Velasquez
11th 3.75 15 120 Jay Peg (SAF) 57.0 V H Brown Weichong Marwing
12th 0.25 14 116 Charlie Farnsbarns (IRE) 57.0 B Meehan Jamie Spencer
(My point being these were tough, international fields).
10 wins from 22 starts in Japan, 7 of which were G1 wins.
Three trips to Dubai, 2008, 2009, 2010. More of a risk than most connections will take, isn't it?
(She went to Dubai that final time because she bled after the Japan Cup and so was suspended for a month (JRA rules). Her real target had been the Arima Kinen. Dubai was an afterthought).
So sure, if that's all she is to you that's cool DrugS.
She's one of the best I've ever seen.
