Indian Blessing Scratched

[cowgirlintexas]

Why would he say he wants to keep her at sprint distances?

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by cowgirlintexas

Why would he say he wants to keep her at sprint distances?

Maybe because he is going to run her in the BC F/M Sprint and doesn't want to make her run long then cut her back to sprints. Also, maybe because he feels that right now, she's better at sprints. But feeling she's better at sprints doesn't mean she can't go longer. I am probably nitpicking but if you had said this race was further than her best distance, that would have made sense. To say it's too far for her when she's won at it twice in stakes company, doesn't.

[10 pnt move up]

Pretty interestng because to date Tough Tiz's Sis has been better on synthetic. Interesting results in some of the stake races in new york as of late, Colonal John, Intangaroo and today...all have moved up on figures on dirt saying they ran much better.......or did they?

Of course there was no Zenyatta in this race either.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Pretty interestng because to date Tough Tiz's Sis has been better on synthetic. Interesting results in some of the stake races in new york as of late, Colonal John, Intangaroo and today...all have moved up on figures on dirt saying they ran much better.......or did they?

Of course there was no Zenyatta in this race either.

Speaking of Intangaroo, its interesting that the BC FM Sprint is run at 7f. Was it run at that distance last year?

With 3 Grade 1's in tow, the only horse that could knock her off for the female sprinter Eclipse is Indian Blessing, and Intangaroo would have been up against it based on running style if the race was 6f.

As it stands, it should be an fair match between the two to decide the championship, considering that both have won at 7f on the synthetic at SA during the winter (unlike Big Brown and Curlin, neither of whom have raced over AW stuff).

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Speaking of Intangaroo, its interesting that the BC FM Sprint is run at 7f. Was it run at that distance last year?

With 3 Grade 1's in tow, the only horse that could knock her off for the female sprinter Eclipse is Indian Blessing, and Intangaroo would have been up against it based on running style if the race was 6f.

As it stands, it should be an fair match between the two to decide the championship, considering that both have won at 7f on the synthetic at SA during the winter (unlike Big Brown and Curlin, neither of whom have raced over AW stuff).

The F&M Sprint was designed to be 7 furlongs but because Monmouth couldn't accomodate 7 furlongs in 2007, they ran it at six.

You're right about Intangaroo though, she is having an outstanding year. Dearest Trickski may have something to say about the BC F&M Sprint as well.

NT

[hockey2315]

Intangaroo is painfully slow. . .

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Intangaroo is painfully slow. . .

So is everyone else going 7f apparently. Especially pure sprinters. She's the older female version of Visionaire.

Maybe Barry Irwin should lobby the BC to extend the Sprint to 7f, too.