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03-09-2008, 12:13 AM
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There really needs to be a room here, perhaps it can be combined with the dopey room, devoted to DrugS's exploits in Fantasy contests.
And, his mother's exploits in handicapping contests. 
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03-09-2008, 12:36 AM
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Whatever.
I stumbled into Illman's blog today - he picked Wisconsin Lady in this race! I'm at a loss for words.
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03-09-2008, 04:35 PM
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Baffert now saying Indian Blessing may miss the Kentucky Oaks.
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03-09-2008, 04:39 PM
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INDIAN BLESSING COULD MISS KENTUCKY OAKS AFTER FIRST LOSS After suffering her first defeat yesterday in the Fair Grounds Oaks, Bob Baffert said last year’s 2-year-old filly champion Indian Blessing would receive a break and possibly miss the Kentucky Oaks on May 4. “I think I might just freshen her up,” Baffert said Sunday morning at Santa Anita. “I don’t know about the Kentucky Oaks. I might not run her. “We learned something in the Fair Grounds Oaks,” Baffert continued. “Garrett (Gomez) tried to get her to slow down, but she was fighting him. We realized that you’ve got to just let her go or she’s not going to give you that extra kick. We learned that. (But) she’s just fast. Her weapon is to run ‘em off their feet and just separate herself and let them come get her. “Yesterday, they stayed close to us; that was good tactics on their part (trainer Larry Jones, who saddled winner Proud Spell, ridden by Gabriel Saez). They’re two really good fillies.” Proud Spell won by 2 ¼ lengths over Indian Blessing, the 3-10 favorite in the 1 1/16-mile race. Baffert said Indian Blessing was due back in California this week.
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03-09-2008, 04:43 PM
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03-09-2008, 05:05 PM
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They clearly have a better chance of winning the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Sprint than they do the 9 furlong Ky Oaks in a promising looking 3yo filly division. Indian Blessing is already a champion and multiple Grade 1 stakes winner at route distances, it's not like a Ky Oaks win will significantly enhance her value as a broodmare. So why not do what's best for her? I called her a better sprinter than router before anyone else did - dropping out of the Oaks and going that route would be a breath of fresh air. Here's a video of Japan's best turf horse from the 90's - he was a very moderate horse throughout the early stages of his career when they tried to harness his speed and rate him into absolute submission. In this video, they finally let him roll, he maintains a 15-to-20 length lead throughout and obliterates a Group 2 field in track record time...and the 2nd place finisher in the video later won that years Hong Kong International. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMQ5FD2lIY If you and Gomez got a hold of him - you'd probably do a job on him that only the Boston Strangler could appreciate.
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03-09-2008, 05:08 PM
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Didn't it always seem like Baffert understood the right path to take with her was the Acorn and Test and maybe the Prioress in between? Those are three pretty nice Grade 1s to add to her already substantial resume.
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03-09-2008, 05:43 PM
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When Go Go doesn't have his head up his @$$, he still is very handy rider. He had three wins and two seconds yesterday. Garrett didn't have biggest fan following in FG paddock yesterday.
Fan favorite (and one of my favs), Calvin "Boo" Borel, was away yesterday piloting Jonesboro to handy win in Oaklawn Park Razorback Handicap. Also at OP, congratulations to Luis Quinonez as he pulled off four-bagger himself.
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