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05-06-2009, 02:05 PM
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That is, unless you are discounting the two year olds he wrecked before they turned three. 
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05-06-2009, 02:09 PM
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05-06-2009, 05:39 PM
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Been off the map for a few days - but a delightful read here.
For the person who said they hate Sheikh Mo and Todd Pletcher, but LOVE Sheikh Hamdan, I'm interested in hearing that rationale. I still do not think you can deny that the preparations of Desert Party and Regal Ransom this year were the best of any previous Godolphin attempt. It wasn't enough, nowhere close. I bet both of them, in a variety of fashions, and lost. But ANYONE talking about mocking others for whom they bet in the Derby...c'mon. Before the race - mock away. After Mine that Bird won? Really? Everyone I know who hit something in the Derby won because of hitting the "ALL" button or making a mistake (guy next to me meant to bet 'that Pop-Pop horse' aka Papa Clem, but hit the 8 instead - had the exacta for $2 as a result). Call it what you will, but horse racing in Dubai is hot, and it's not just the weather. It might not yield a host of Kentucky Derby champions (and they will certainly try, although I believe the long-reported "obsession" is overblown), but Dubai is one of the VERY few places in the world where racing's influence is expanding, not contracting. Godolphin has won a bunch of big races, they will continue to, and surely there will be some they don't get. Many, many big time horsemen have tried to land the Derby and failed. WinStar, Vinery, Padua, Phipps, Stonestreet, Zayat, Winchell, Juddmonte, Peachtree, West Point, Reddam, Melnyk, Wygod, Stonerside/McNair, Whitney, Shadwell, and Godolphin. Some will keep trying, some won't. For most all of the people who are in the position to buy these horses, they know that no matter what big races they win, they will almost always spend more money than they win. It is a sport of many losers and few winners. We can't deny, however, that the money these big wigs flow through racing with their big-time purchases help keep the sport running. Like em or not, it's true. There are few people who dislike seeing the "little guys" take home the big prize, at least in this country. It's a typical American story and position. As for Dubai, the home team has the biggest support. They are rabid for the success for Godolphin. So - where does this leave us? Same place we started I suppose.
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05-06-2009, 06:08 PM
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As for me telling you who, your apathy towards the whole thing has affected me too.
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05-06-2009, 06:48 PM
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Below is a list of 2YO he's started on the NYRA circuit during that time: Armament Barbican Barcola Beholden Bellevue Belle Bemused Chambermaid Changing Weather Desert Party Dixie Lyrics Elusive Schemes Exotic Story Golden Manna Hatta Flower Imperial Reign Incriminate Keep Thinking Marietta Maxey Boy Media City My Golden Opinion Northern Pick Positive Force Reynaldothewizard Rondo Sahara Heat Stormy Blessing Sweet Ariette Tates Queen Testimony Unification It's fine if you think he has ruined 2YO I just would love to know who, my apathy for CA racing aside. NT
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05-06-2009, 09:15 PM
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Please , which of that list would have been legit TC candidates? About half were fillies. Several others were sprint or miler bred and unlikely to get 10f in G1 racing. Others appeared to be OK but many were taken away and sent to Dubai.
Several on that list were described to me as "not much" by people within the Darley/Godolphin training operations, so don't kid yourself into seeing all those horses as classic prospects. As for Desert Party, he won a graded race at Saratoga before getting hurt in the fall. The brain trust at Godolphin took him to Dubai and planned out a schedule for him as a sprinter even though he's by Street Cry from a mare by a Belmont winner. They never really considered either RR or DP as Derby colts until the UAE Derby.
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05-06-2009, 09:19 PM
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Linny, do you have a favorite porn site or type of porn?
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05-06-2009, 09:18 PM
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05-06-2009, 09:22 PM
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Any horse who has been defeated at Penn National with a Beattie training will not make a great sire imo.
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