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10-21-2009, 01:50 PM
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Mecke was also beaten only 3 lengths in the Kentucky Derby.
He certainly would be in the hunt in an all-american top 20... probably a big longshot to make an overall top 20 though. He didn't have the flashiest figures .. and he was from a time when more top horses did. Da Hoss was beaten in his final 5 dirt tries .. and though he ran fast at Turf Paradice.. that track is like the Bonneville Salt Flats. Still .. he had a couple nice 2nds on dirt and was a super turf miler. Lure was a little better as both a turf horse and a dirt horse though IMO. 
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10-21-2009, 01:59 PM
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
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10-21-2009, 02:22 PM
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I would have loved to have seen Skip Away run on the turf.
He was soundly beaten in his debut going 5fs to Cold Snap on the dirt. He made his 2nd start in a stake race going 5fs on the turf - and was running over the top of horses late but finished a good 2nd to Cold Snap. That was it for his career on turf. His 5f turf race was much better than his 5f dirt race ... and while a terrible sire ... his offspring do a lot better on turf and synthetic than dirt. Considering he was a true all-time great on dirt ... I wouldn't be shocked if he would have been an outstanding turf horse as well if given the chance.
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10-21-2009, 02:24 PM
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Escena was decent on both surfaces..
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