Irish Derby

brockguy · #1 06-28-2009, 10:00 AM

a ton of money for Fame and Glory, so you'd expect him to romp home..

Have 2 left in the jackpot, Gan Amhras and Masterofthehorse, so hoping one of them can upset the fav..

brockguy · #2 06-28-2009, 10:28 AM

Coolmore got their tactics pretty much spot on. Mourayan looks a 2 miler at least.. The winner reminds me of a slightly better version of Soldier of Fortune..

NoChanceToDance · #3 06-28-2009, 12:15 PM

Fame And Glory is definitley a thorough stayer and they made sure it was made a thorough test today. So far I haven't seen anything that will be able to beat him in the Leger.

I'm still not convinced he's what you'd call a top class horse. I know he's won well today, but I don't rate Golden Sword as a genuine group one horse and, like you said Mourayan just looks slow, he could make up into a decent cup horse in time, though.

Gan Amhras again disappointed and I think we can now say he doesn't see out the twelve furlongs. He is another one that will have much more success over ten furlongs, but with the likes of Sea The Stars and Rip Van Winkle also likely to prove that being their best trip, he's not going to find things easy. It's hard to fault his guineas run, however and he remains a high class colt.

Talking about stayers, who will be the O'Brien team for the Melbourne Cup this year? Will you be going, Brock? Let me know if you are.

brockguy · #4 06-28-2009, 12:22 PM

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Talking about stayers, who will be the O'Brien team for the Melbourne Cup this year? Will you be going, Brock? Let me know if you are.

Planning a Melbourne Cup trip in 2010, but will have to sit this year out! Are you heading down this year?

NoChanceToDance · #5 06-28-2009, 03:05 PM

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Planning a Melbourne Cup trip in 2010, but will have to sit this year out! Are you heading down this year?

Yep, well flying out a week tomorrow and staying out there until christmas. Will hopefully get the cox plate and melbourne cup in again, and perhaps some more this year.

brockguy · #6 06-28-2009, 05:11 PM

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Yep, well flying out a week tomorrow and staying out there until christmas. Will hopefully get the cox plate and melbourne cup in again, and perhaps some more this year.

that sounds class..

chucklestheclown · #7 07-03-2009, 02:04 AM

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that sounds class..

Sounds expensive

. Like the 2.5 quote.

my miss storm cat · #8 07-06-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Yep, well flying out a week tomorrow and staying out there until christmas. Will hopefully get the cox plate and melbourne cup in again, and perhaps some more this year.

Are you going to Living Legends?

If so (and it's not on their site yet but) Bullish Luck is now there.

Sing the beginning to him. He'll understand why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg4mT...eature=related

NoChanceToDance · #9 07-07-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Are you going to Living Legends?

If so (and it's not on their site yet but) Bullish Luck is now there.

Sing the beginning to him. He'll understand why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg4mT...eature=related

If I get time (and some nice person to take me) then I will make a visit. It's not far and the farm who I work for sponsor Living Legends now, so we get special treatment!