Summer Bird Retired

[CSC]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

No Point Given race

Point Given didn't complete the triple, on that note maybe Easy Goer deserves a race in his name also as the poster has mentioned. I think it's alot more appropiate to name races after horses that have done something special on the track rather than name races after geographical locations or people. If With Anticipation and Rinkaverse can have races named after them then why not horses that have had a bigger historical impact on NY racing than lesser one's. Atleast they did the right thing with Forego, but it is strange to me Secretariat is associated with Arlington Park rather than Belmont, I don't know maybe they beat them to the punch by naming the Secretariat stks after him, but it's hard not to think of him and what he did at Belmont Park.

[Ogygian]

Does Easy Goer have a stakes race named after him? I don't remember seeing one...if he doesn't then surely Summer Bird doesn't deserve one...

[kgar311]

Funny Cide(greatest NY Bred of all time) only has a shitty 65k stake named after him, what kind of Stake do you THINK SB should have??

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by Ogygian

Does Easy Goer have a stakes race named after him? I don't remember seeing one...

It's a little surprising that NY doesn't have a race for him.. You'd think will all he accomplished in the state, plus who his owners were, that there would be a race named in his honor...

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by CSC

You don't think so? The N.Y triple, I would have to think they will have no choice but to. Even With Anticipation has a race named after him.

I cant think of one that should be re named for him. What stake do you think should be renamed for Summer Bird?

[brianwspencer]

I've been petitioning Arlington all summer to rename the Million the Gio Ponti Invitational because he won it last year and then ran second behind the best racehorse EVAR, so I think it's pretty pathetic that he doesn't have a race named for him up here right now.

Or shorter answer: absolutely not.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I've been petitioning Arlington all summer to rename the Million the Gio Ponti Invitational because he won it last year and then ran second behind the best racehorse EVAR, so I think it's pretty pathetic that he doesn't have a race named for him up here right now.

Or shorter answer: absolutely not.

Jeeze, you had to bring it up. How long before we have the Rachel Alexandra stakes at Delaware Park after or if she wins the Obeah?

Seriously, I think you guys should give back the Secretariat Stakes name to NYRA. However with these guys they probably wouldn't know what to do with it, and continue to treat naming races as a geography lesson.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by CSC

Jeeze, you had to bring it up. How long before we have the Rachel Alexandra stakes at Delaware Park after or if she wins the Obeah?

Seriously, I think you guys should give back the Secretariat Stakes name to NYRA. However with these guys they probably wouldn't know what to do with it, and continue to treat naming races as a geography lesson.

Yes, I "had" to bring it up, because it was the most patently ridiculous way I could think up to try to say that a horse doesn't deserve to have a race named after him.

And I may not follow the "give back" portion above, but hey, what's new?

[Ogygian]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I've been petitioning Arlington all summer to rename the Million the Gio Ponti Invitational because he won it last year and then ran second behind the best racehorse EVAR, so I think it's pretty pathetic that he doesn't have a race named for him up here right now.

Or shorter answer: absolutely not.

In my opinion I believe they should at least wait til after the horse retires...

[fpsoxfan]

How about naming a race called the "15 minutes of Fame"

Name it after Tim Ice and Chip Woolsey

[Danzig]

I don't think summer birds career warrants a stake named for him. Surprised that easy goer wasn't honored with one

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Danzig

I don't think summer birds career warrants a stake named for him. Surprised that easy goer wasn't honored with one

But he won THE NEW YORK TRIPLE!!!!!

Summer bird was the 4th/5th best horse in training last year. It would be absolutely ridiculous to have a stake renamed after him, unless they want to mess with some 60k overnight stake.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

But he won THE NEW YORK TRIPLE!!!!!

Summer bird was the 4th/5th best horse in training last year. It would be absolutely ridiculous to have a stake renamed after him, unless they want to mess with some 60k overnight stake.

4th or 5th best horse in training last year? Who was ahead of him may I ask? It's okay you can have your own poll as to whether Rachel can have her own stake named after her, hopefully it will be run right beside prestigious Curlin stakes at Saratoga.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by CSC

4th or 5th best horse in training last year? Who was ahead of him may I ask? It's okay you can have your own poll as to whether Rachel can have her own stake named after her, hopefully it will be run right beside prestigious Curlin stakes at Saratoga.

Zenyatta / Rachel Alexandra
Gio Ponti / Summer Bird / Quality Road

Eh.. he could have been as much as the 3rd best horse, or the 5th. that third row is pretty interchangeable.