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Old 03-31-2008, 06:08 PM
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What term would you like me to use then? They bought him specifically for this race so all of his training and prior races were supposed to set him up for a big effort yet he finished way up the track. This is a horse who probably was the 2nd or 3rd best sprinter in the world last year behind Midnight Lute. Now he is finishing near allowance level horses like Cobalt Blue and Esperamos on a track he had run over. What is the excuse?

What are they going to do with him? Is he coming back over to the US?
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Old 03-31-2008, 06:14 PM
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One swallow doesnt make a summer..

He beat Star Crowned 4 and a bit lengths giving him weight 2 starts back so using him as a yardstick, Diabolical clearly didnt run his race and would have been close to Benny on his previous run had he run up to form..

Clearly things didnt go right for Diabolical or many of Godolphin's team on Saturday, so their plan didnt come to fruition..

Im sure he'll be stateside this summer.
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Old 03-31-2008, 06:24 PM
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premium tap is ruined..or just getting old maybe
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Old 03-31-2008, 07:07 PM
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premium tap is ruined..or just getting old maybe
Watch the race replay and see the ride the guy put on PT. No. 6 with white blinkers. He was up close in the early going, so it's fairly easy to see.
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Old 03-31-2008, 08:25 PM
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Take a guess...

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Old 03-31-2008, 09:42 PM
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Diabolical raced in 4 bandages. Is that new? Just like Discreet Cat last year, he wore black bandages on all 4.
I didn't see it on the simo but spoke today to a friend who was in the walking ring for all 6 races and caught Diabolical in fronts.

To answer the original question, Vermilion is far better than that, as is Literato.
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Old 03-31-2008, 09:52 PM
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Quijano in my opinion.
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Poppy!
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