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Old 09-30-2008, 06:16 PM
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The same could almost be said for the champion colts over this same period. Injuries took Prairie Bayou, Thunder Gulch, Charismatic, Point Given, Smarty Jones, and Afleet Alex. Of the rest, Holy Bull, Skip Away, Silver Charm, Real Quiet, Tiznow, Funny Cide, and Curlin all came back. The only ones that didn't come back because of owner's choice that didn't suffer injury were Bernardini and War Emblem.
Maybe using the year-end champion wasn't the best platform, but the point was that the colts tend to retire much sooner. In fact, so soon that the majority don't do enough to earn a championship. Just as long as they win some "stallion-making" or "name" race.

Look no further than last year. Before they even ran the Classic we knew that Hard Spun, Street Sense, and most likely Any Given Saturday wouldn't return at 4.

Actually, the 3yos that run in the Classic are often a good source of such horses. Coronado's Quest, his sire Forty Niner, FuPeg, Giant's Causeway, Hold That Tiger, Birdstone, Black Minnaloushe, Came Home, War Emblem, Bernardini, etc.
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I don't remember the place I saw the interview but I distinctively remember Whitney saying she doesn't like to race her fillies past three.
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Old 09-30-2008, 07:17 PM
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Honestly? I still haven't forgiven the Sheikh for retiring Bernardini. I know a lot of people thought he was overrated, but he was a very good horse and he could have been a wonderful older horse.
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Old 09-30-2008, 08:22 PM
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I think you and I know the most disgraceful 3YO filly retirement of all time....and the moron that did it.
No past or future retirement will ever top that one... I think the moron would agree..
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Old 09-30-2008, 08:31 PM
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I think you and I know the most disgraceful 3YO filly retirement of all time....and the moron that did it.

Octave?
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:07 PM
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Indy Five Hundred.

It's kind of an inside joke.
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:09 PM
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Indy Five Hundred.

It's kind of an inside joke.
Wow... Indy Five Hundred.
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:21 PM
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Indy Five Hundred won the Garden City Stakes at Belmont, didn't she? I don't remember if she ran after that...........I think she may have, but badly. I liked her.
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:24 PM
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Indy Five Hundred.

It's kind of an inside joke.
Sweet Catomine wasn't the prettiest retirement of all time.
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:32 PM
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Sweet Catomine wasn't the prettiest retirement of all time.
I loved her Nice big filly...

I don't remember what happend with her retirement tho..
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Old 09-30-2008, 11:06 PM
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They had a big ceremony at Santa Anita park for her with the Wygods and Canani holding hands and parading her around the track for one last lap amidst a chorus of cheers.
Wow George W, I'm impressed.
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