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Old 06-08-2007, 06:27 AM
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He's running in the Birdstone Stakes (3rd race) at Belmont tomorrow.
the birdstone... they named a race after birdstone?!
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Old 06-08-2007, 07:55 AM
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the birdstone... they named a race after birdstone?!
More shockingly---they actually named a street after his half sibling Bird Town.
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Old 06-08-2007, 08:07 AM
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the birdstone... they named a race after birdstone?!
I had the exact same reaction. What do you think the over/under is for how long this Stakes will retain it's name? 3 years?

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Old 06-08-2007, 09:29 AM
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I had the exact same reaction. What do you think the over/under is for how long this Stakes will retain it's name? 3 years?

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While I too am a bit surprised that he has a race named after him.....he did win three of New York's most prestigious races, so naming a race for him there does make some sense.
I think there are worse horses with stakes races named after them.
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