Met Mile field?

[blackthroatedwind]

Gulch also won it as a 3YO....between the Preakness and Belmont while he also competed in all three Triple Crown races.

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Gulch also won it as a 3YO....between the Preakness and Belmont while he also competed in all three Triple Crown races.

That would have been something to get excited about.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by ARyan

That would have been something to get excited about.

Yeah, and he beat a good field. Broad Brush and I believe King's Swan to name a couple.

He was a damn good horse.

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Yeah, and he beat a good field. Broad Brush and I believe King's Swan to name a couple.

He was a damn good horse.

I agree!

[jjf1031]

The race would be a dream setup for CQ and a much better option than the Belmont. Of the contenders mentioned, none entice me other than Silver Wagon who I love as a racehorse but question if he will have the same kick at 1M as 7F. Latent Heat possibley, but I am not on board for anyone out of Westchester. As a longshot perhaps Ramsgate if Frankel ships him as its possible he just did not like Keeneland Poly in Commonwealth even though he was 3 for 3 over Poly at Holywood

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

I think that Pletcher said that Lawyer Ron was pointed to this race if I can remember correctly. High Limit is a very talented horse, and I heard that Frankel was going to run him on the east coast this year even though he had been working at Hollywood Park, but he's not showing any works since mid-March.

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by jjf1031

The race would be a dream setup for CQ and a much better option than the Belmont.

Circular Quay would get trounced by real race horses at this stage in his career. The runners up front in the Met Mile aren't the quitters that CQ would need to finish in the money against elders in a graded race.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by ARyan

That would have been something to get excited about.

Not only did he do that he came back and won it again the next year... what's the probability that a horse (with a good pedigree) that wins the Met Mile at 3 comes back at 4 these days???

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by philcski

Not only did he do that he came back and won it again the next year... what's the probability that a horse (with a good pedigree) that wins the Met Mile at 3 comes back at 4 these days???

Do you remember the 1988 Met Mile? Afleet had him beat and Stahlbaum hit Afleet in the head with the whip and he propped.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Do you remember the 1988 Met Mile? Afleet had him beat and Stahlbaum hit Afleet in the head with the whip and he propped.

No... I tried to find a youtube of it a while back and couldn't.

The only time I know I saw him live was the '88 Whitney, because Personal Ensign beat him.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Gulch also won it as a 3YO....between the Preakness and Belmont while he also competed in all three Triple Crown races.

who trained that horse, jamie sanders

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

who trained that horse, jamie sanders

Hahaha! Nice one!

Actually, it could not have been, that horse could actually compete in the races he was placed in!

[philcski]

A real racehorse:
Gulch, by Mr. Prospector.

At 2: Won the Hopeful, Futurity, Saratoga Special, Tremont, and 2nd in the Norfolk
At 3: Won the Wood, Bay Shore (they were run on different days back then), Met Mile, was 2nd in the Woodward, Whitney, Jamaica (on turf), 3rd in the Belmont, Gotham, and 4th in the Travers, Marlboro Cup, and Preakness
At 4: Won the BC Sprint, Met Mile, Carter, Potrero Grande, was 2nd in the Cal, Whitney, Vosburgh, Tom Fool, and 3rd in the Iselin and Oaklawn Handicaps

[blackthroatedwind]

Leroy Jolley trained him through his 3YO season and Lukas had him as a 4YO.

I saw a LOT of those races. He lost the Gotham in the mud to, I believe, Gone West and the Whitney to Java Gold. He lost the Whitney the following year to Personal Ensign.

Of course, if Afleet had a competent rider, he would have beaten Gulch in both the Met Mile ( as 4YOs ) and the BC Sprint.