Any Given Saturday.....

Cannon Shell · #1 10-27-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sumitas

when that lead surprisingly opened up on the back side you knew he'd be in the money. but Curlin's move was powerful and i'd say he dominated the track. my hat is off to him on a great finale. he'll be missed along with Hard Spun, Street Sense, Lawyer Ron and George Washington. Any others from the classic I missed that are retiring ?

Any Given Sat

Danzig · #2 10-27-2007, 07:20 PM

i know they had said before that there was a chance any given would stay in training. so that's out now?

Cannon Shell · #3 10-27-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i know they had said before that there was a chance any given would stay in training. so that's out now?

He's done enough....

They said that about Bernardini too

Danzig · #4 10-27-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He's done enough....

They said that about Bernardini too

it's a dammed shame that winning the haskell means 'enough'.

hey, that's it. i'm going to open a track and name a race the 'he's done enough stakes'.

Rudeboyelvis · #5 10-28-2007, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

it's a dammed shame that winning the haskell means 'enough'.

I'll give him the Dwyer as well, but beating up on Tastyville and Helsinki in the Brooklyn, while technically, hardly constitues a "string" of "three great Graded stakes victories" as the connections will surely promote.

It's amazing that with the glut of realtively unproven stallions at stand currently, that AGS could possibly attract a quality mare. I predict he'll be standing in Florida for 5K in three years. What a waste

ALostTexan · #6 10-27-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i know they had said before that there was a chance any given would stay in training. so that's out now?

I would love to see it but I haven't seen anything that says that they will keep him in training. Away he goes, and the older division is robbed of a competitor.

I didn't say "great" horse, but a competitor in the years to come...

Danzig · #7 10-27-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ALostTexan

I would love to see it but I haven't seen anything that says that they will keep him in training. Away he goes, and the older division is robbed of a competitor.

I didn't say "great" horse, but a competitor in the years to come...

they said he might stay, that if he won the classic he was thru. obviously that didn't happen. guess we'll see.

ALostTexan · #8 10-27-2007, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

they said he might stay, that if he won the classic he was thru. obviously that didn't happen. guess we'll see.

I really hope so. Would love to see him around next year...

Danzig · #9 10-27-2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ALostTexan

I really hope so. Would love to see him around next year...

i guess.

i have a hard time feeling warm and fuzzy towards pletcher horses. probably because he doesn't feel warm and fuzzy about them--at least it seems that way.
but yeah, the more the merrier.

HaloWishingwell · #10 10-27-2007, 07:50 PM

Maybe LAWYER RON got finished by his last three races and HARD SPUN'S 45 and change.

Danzig · #11 10-27-2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by HaloWishingwell

Maybe LAWYER RON got finished by his last three races and HARD SPUN'S 45 and change.

lawyer ron is a bit of a headcase. if he wants to settle, he does well. but no jock will win a battle of wills with a half ton of horse. plus, he didn't like that track one bit.

if anyone got done in by hard spuns 45, it was hard spun. they could have run 48, ron still wouldn't like the surface.