The Arc! (updates, etc.)...

[SundayStar]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I'm with you on this one. I can't wait.

me too. been waiting for this one a long time. i hope he runs his race. if he does, i believe he will be the arc champion.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by SundayStar

me too. been waiting for this one a long time. i hope he runs his race. if he does, i believe he will be the arc champion.

i am pulling for him and hope he wins it would be so great. It may be just my heart telling me this because when i consider the class he'll face next week compared to what he faced in Japan, well there is no comparision. On the other hand he won those races in Japan in style.

There is just something about him that seems special.

[repent]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

i am pulling for him and hope he wins it would be so great. It may be just my heart telling me this because when i consider the class he'll face next week compared to what he faced in Japan, well there is no comparision. On the other hand he won those races in Japan in style.

There is just something about him that seems special.

see,
Im not sure I agree with that.

there is no doubt it will be his toughest challenge yet, but I dont think its incomparable as you suggest.

Japan has a high class racing operation.
this has been shown time and again.

its not like he is coming from South American or even North America.
Japan is the 2nd highest level of turf racing in the world.
now he has to go to where the highest level of racing in the world is, and I think he will do fine.

Repent

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by repent

see,
Im not sure I agree with that.

there is no doubt it will be his toughest challenge yet, but I dont think its incomparable as you suggest.

Japan has a high class racing operation.
this has been shown time and again.

its not like he is coming from South American or even North America.
Japan is the 2nd highest level of turf racing in the world.
now he has to go to where the highest level of racing in the world is, and I think he will do fine.

Repent

No non-european has ever won this race. period.
It will be quite a feat in my estimation should he win.

[SundayStar]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

No non-european has ever won this race. period.
It will be quite a feat in my estimation should he win.

it's high time someone did. and deep impact is the one.

[Hwjb]

The official description of the ground at present is good (3.1 on the stick), with conditions considered too quick for connections of Dragon Dancer, who defected. Today, tomorrow and Sunday are forecast to be dull with drizzle.

I predict good to soft ground with no excuses for anyone, with the exception of Deep Impact, as no one knows how he will cope with what will be ground significantly slower than he has ever encountered before.

[SundayStar]

Originally Posted by Hwjb

The official description of the ground at present is good (3.1 on the stick), with conditions considered too quick for connections of Dragon Dancer, who defected. Today, tomorrow and Sunday are forecast to be dull with drizzle.

I predict good to soft ground with no excuses for anyone, with the exception of Deep Impact, as no one knows how he will cope with what will be ground significantly slower than he has ever encountered before.

thanks for the info hwjb. appreciate it.

[gallant bloom]

sunday star
i am being a
traitor and
changing my
pick
to rail link/
deep impact.

don't be
mad.

[SundayStar]

Originally Posted by gallant bloom

sunday star
i am being a
traitor and
changing my
pick
to rail link/
deep impact.

don't be
mad.

don't get mad...get even.

it's me and deep impact against the world. that's ok. bring it on. actually there are about 10 million japanese pulling for him too. i think there are several deep impact fans on this board as well. okay, so it's not me and deep impact against the world.

part of the reason i want him to win is that i want to see something big, something huge, something sensational and historical. the only way that's gonna happen in this race is if deep impact wins. sure, for whoever wins this race it will be a giant accomplishment. hurricane run winning back to back arcs would be historically significant and all the others would have a claim to greatness as well. but for this race to be truly special, it's gotta be deep impact. that's what i want to see. of course he's up against it. shipping from another continent, running on softer ground than he's used to, going against the best in the world. that's what makes it such a great race. and that's what will make it so grand when he wins.

[my miss storm cat]

A new world order.....

Pride / Sixties Icon / Rail Link ? (and no I haven't been drinking).

Must ponder some more.....