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![]() It's up to Moss really. If they ship for the Beldame, which is highly unlikely, then Stonewall Jackson will ship for the Distaff/Classic. But then you have Moss who will probably chicken out after Rachel crushes Zenyatta at Belmont and he'll point her to the Distaff.
It just really sucks that two of the best horses in the sport are owned by such monumental a.ssholes. |
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln |
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By Cup day Curlin was not the same horse. All out to beat Past the Point, less than scintillating effort in the JCGC. It's funny, when it's a horse we like (Curlin) it's considered "professional" or "workmanlike". When it's a horse the majority of people on this board have fallen out of favor with (Zenyatta) it's "boring" I think he should be at Santa Anita with Rachel. Zenyatta notwithstanding.
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Curlin's BCC was arguably his best race of 2008, depending on how you rate his DWC. I do agree however that some of Curlin's late season efforts were not as impressive as Curlin on cup day or Curlin's better lifetime efforts. Interestingly(well only to a racing-nerd), Curlin's Man O'War turf effort was also highly misconstrued by the public. Red Rocks was able to effectively set an easy pace, well clear of the dueling cheapies. Albaraduh went wider and earlier (foreshadowing the Classic to anyone who would listen). While critics said he hated the turf, he had just run equal to Red Rocks while that rival received his optimum trip. Again counter-indicative of hating the surface. Curlin almost certainly had a slight preference for dirt, but the deciding factor in the Breeders Cup Classic was not Curlin's preference, rather it was the level of genuine quality in the older handicap division vs the world class intermediate turf stars. Rachel gives every indication that like most great horses she is versatile enough to run a big race on most surfaces. |
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![]() This discussion is about as fruitful as a discussion between Pro Lifers and Pro Choicers.
Come to think of it, those two discussions are pretty similar, save the blood throwing and stuff. |
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![]() Asiatic Boy, that is
Sharp in his first start in the country while spotting Macho five pounds Came back with a good effort going ten Yeah, he missed the Whitney cuz of fever ... but has thrown a couple nice works at Toga since. Trainer good with layoff horses Took a longer race in Dubai carrying 126 1. Asiatic Boy 2. Macho Again "Down goes [Rachel]" ![]() |
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![]() Asiatic Boy will not only need Rachel to fall over, but several other horses to fall over to have a shot.
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After reading the post about how Asiatic Boy was going to win, I felt like Allicansayis How? NT |
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