Dylan Thomas points for Jockey Club Gold Cup

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

..in a shocker, Coolmore will be pointing Dylan Thomas to the Gr. I JCGC at Belmont with an obvious attempt of trying to make the Breeders' Cup Classic instead of the Turf with him....

Since he is at his best going 1 1/2 miles on the turf, I find this very strange, especially with his strict turf breeding and the fact he'll have to face Bernardini and Invasor...they clearly just want a horse for the Classic to keep their streak going and figure he is their best chance...Hell, if Shirocco and David Junior go into the Classic like speculated, Dylan Thomas would be one of the top choices in the BC Turf, especially with Electrocutionist dead....

The over/under of lengths beaten in the JCGC should be set at about 8 IMO....

Where did you get this info, Joel? He will get smoked by more than 8 IMO.

[Revolution]

this is a very smart move. if he runs well they can still target the classic. if he doesn't than they run him in the turf. better to find out in a prep that he doesn't like the dirt than on breeders cup day. i personally think he is just so good that he will run well on the dirt. the jockey club gold cup might get back a little of its reputation that it once had.

[gallant bloom]

Originally Posted by moodwalker

Where did you get this info, Joel? He will get smoked by more than 8 IMO.

the only place
i've seen this
was a rumor
on another forum
last week.
i'd like to
know too.

Originally Posted by moodwalker

Where did you get this info, Joel? He will get smoked by more than 8 IMO.

Actually, I laugh at the source because I usually find out about things pretty quickly in this industry, but I actually saw this when watching Wire to Wire on ESPN earlier today...Randy Moss broke the news...

[gallant bloom]

u were
right.


http://bc.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=35391

The Maktoums know how to win on the dirt in America now. Coolmore/Ashford has its hands full.

[Linny]

The Maktoums win on the dirt in the US with horses based and trained here, not with imports. Both have done OK in the Classic without winning. Giant's Causeway and Sahkee both ran huge in defeat.

Originally Posted by Linny

The Maktoums win on the dirt in the US with horses based and trained here, not with imports. Both have done OK in the Classic without winning. Giant's Causeway and Sahkee both ran huge in defeat.

They are very good horses without American-type breeding. Bernardini is the epitome of outstanding American-type breeding.

[Linny]

Giant's Causeway was "American bred." By Storm Cat X Mariah's Storm, I think. Sahkee had little US/dirt breeding.