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08-31-2009, 05:08 PM
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What is Godolphin thinking?
http://www.drf.com/news/article/106859.html
I don't get it... why would Godolphin point Music Note for the Filly and Mare Sprint? That is very disappointing - I can only assume by Mettee's comments that they are higher on Cocoa Beach than MN? Music Note is not a sprinter even though she just won the Ballerina.....she barely lost the 3 year old filly championship last year. What kind of sense does this make? 
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08-31-2009, 05:14 PM
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08-31-2009, 05:19 PM
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Seems to make a lot of sense to me.
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08-31-2009, 05:53 PM
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Like BWS said - makes a ton of sense. And if they're high on Cocoa Beach they're crazy.
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08-31-2009, 05:55 PM
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08-31-2009, 05:58 PM
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You're right, I think they should run her in the Marathon and put Castellano back on her, maybe he'll make a Jorge Carreno like mistake and think they only have to go around once. It would at least be a better excuse than putting her to an all out drive with over 50% of the race to go like he did in the Ogden Phipps.
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08-31-2009, 06:09 PM
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08-31-2009, 07:21 PM
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Wow.
Wow. I am floored that anyone can think that Godolphin is making a sensible decision with Music Note. This is absolutely retarded. First of all people, Indian Blessing is not even close to the same horse she was a year ago. I would not be surprised if she is soon retired. Second of all, Informed Decision is miles better over synthetic than she is on dirt. Yeah yeah, she won at CD on derby day, I know. A healthy Informed Decision and Ventura will easily beat Music Note going 7 on synthetic. How the hell can anyone think she beat a quality field Saturday, and even worse, to say she's clearly a superior sprinter off of one start against a really bad field of 'g1' DIRT sprinters, it's just nuts!
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08-31-2009, 07:27 PM
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She certainly showed a fairly high cruise speed. She ran a lot better then I thought she would BUT I think Bin Laden is in charge of the D Barn at Saratoga this year.. I wonder how Wolfson got his merch thru.. Maybe he was wearing a kofi.. KIDDING
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08-31-2009, 08:20 PM
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I guess to me it sounds like they don't think she's as good as Cocoa Beach so they are going the path of least resistance.
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08-31-2009, 08:24 PM
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they have to run her somewhere-and does anyone really think she can battle zenyatta to a better finish then she had a year ago? the sprint might not be a great choice, but i guess they feel they have a better shot at a win there then in the distaff.
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08-31-2009, 08:24 PM
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08-31-2009, 08:25 PM
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reduced? it's shorter, not easier.
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08-31-2009, 08:25 PM
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What makes you think MN is better at 7 furlongs than at longer distances? I don't see it.......is it based on one perhaps fluky performance?
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08-31-2009, 08:26 PM
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Can you at least not be condescending because I obviously disagree with you? MN stank last year going 2 turns.....right?
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08-31-2009, 08:30 PM
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It's more prestigious to win longer races than sprints...that's why I said reduced. Mettee raved about Cocoa Beach, so I guess they think they have a better chance at winning the Ladies Classic with her......
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08-31-2009, 08:35 PM
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The bottom line is that she's somewhere at the top of the F+M sprint division, but probably isn't in the same league as Rachel (won't matter for the BC), Zenyatta, Icon Project, and Careless Jewel. Godolphin also has Seventh Street.
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08-31-2009, 09:03 PM
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08-31-2009, 09:08 PM
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 I would think MN is better suited for an awful rendition of the classic than she is the filly sprint. Unless, of course, Zen shows up in either the Classic or filly sprint.
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