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[kentuckyrosesinmay]

It's nice to see that Rags is working again, but she has a long way to go.

If she makes it back, Curlin stays around, and Nashoba's Key stays healthy, it should be a fun year.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

It's nice to see that Rags is working again, but she has a long way to go.

If she makes it back, Curlin stays around, and Nashoba's Key stays healthy, it should be a fun year.

Nashoba's key is a complete fraud

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Nashoba's key is a complete fraud

Why do you say that?

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Why do you say that?

Look if she is managed well she will continue to succeed and continue to be what she is an OK west coast grass filly that when placed in a true G1 field against true G1 talent is completely hopeless...

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Look if she is managed well she will continue to succeed and continue to be what she is an OK west coast grass filly that when placed in a true G1 field against true G1 talent is completely hopeless...

you're way off on this one.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

you're way off on this one.

Will see and I have been plenty wrong before but I think this filly/mare has well managed soft G1/2 wins written all over her.. I have never considered her anything but a Cali filly who dominated very suspect competition. I expect she will steer well clear of the true G1 gals on the east coast. Shug's filly is pretty good and getting better,you have Pletchers charge who can be very good on her best days ,and who has L of Venice now?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I basically agree that Nashoba's Key hasn't beaten much of anything on either surface.

Citronaide being the one possible lone exception - but that was at 10 furlongs, a little further than her ideal distance...and NK lost two in a row on turf after that.

If you look at who's finished 2nd behind her in her four synthetic track wins....

* Dawn After Dawn (She was beaten 15 lengths at 17/1 odds in her final Eastern start at Delaware park last year)

* Bai and Bai (a horse that has never won on a synthetic...and has run at tracks like Pleasanton, Fairplex, and Bay Meadows recently)

* Balance (never won on a synthetic)

* Hystericalady (never won on a synthetic)

It's really not an impressive hit list...and while the "who did you beat?" stuff can be very overrated - when she faces a Zenyatta she will have her chance to beat something of talent and promise who is effective on synthetics.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Look if she is managed well she will continue to succeed and continue to be what she is an OK west coast grass filly that when placed in a true G1 field against true G1 talent is completely hopeless...

I didn't think she ran too bad in the BC F&M Turf considering she didn't like the surface. I would have hardly called her performance in that race hopeless.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

I didn't think she ran too bad in the BC F&M Turf considering she didn't like the surface. I would have hardly called her performance in that race hopeless.

really did she ever appear to be a threat to win...Rosie true talent run on anything and fire almost all the time. Let her continue to whoop up on the slop they have out west in the spring and summer save the ocassional Frankel Juddemonte.. She aint coming east of Turf Paradise.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by freddymo

really did she ever appear to be a threat to win...Rosie true talent run on anything and fire almost all the time. Let her continue to whoop up on the slop they have out west in the spring and summer save the ocassional Frankel Juddemonte.. She aint coming east of Turf Paradise.

She wasn't ever a threat to win in that race, but she wasn't a disgrace either. She has a lot of ability and she has only lost two races in her entire career. She always tries.

She'll come East to the big dance this fall if she stays healthy. That's the one that matters.

Oh wait, it'll be in Cali. I keep forgetting that for some reason...
They have to come get her...