Cannonball

philcski · #1 11-08-2009, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

His only wins in the last 2 seasons (and that's a grand total of 2), were against fellow NY-breds.

Both victories were photo finishes.

I guess losing photos in the Shakertown, Turf Sprint @ CD, and G1 Jubilee at Ascot must mean he sucks.

RolloTomasi · #2 11-08-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by philcski

I guess losing photos in the Shakertown, Turf Sprint @ CD, and G1 Jubilee at Ascot must mean he sucks.

Yes. But he is certainly very versatile with regards to losing races of various importance.

DaTruth · #3 11-08-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Yes. But he is certainly very versatile with regards to losing races of various importance.

If he is going to lose, it might as well be on the international stage.

philcski · #4 11-08-2009, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Yes. But he is certainly very versatile with regards to losing races of various importance.

The horse is a piece of crap NYB turf sprinter who hangs against anybody but fellow NY breds. Sound better?

RolloTomasi · #5 11-08-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by philcski

The horse is a piece of crap NYB turf sprinter who hangs against anybody but fellow NY breds. Sound better?

I never said he was a hanger.

JerseyJ · #6 11-09-2009, 11:39 PM

So Cannonball, a 4-18 New York-bred with each and every one of those wins coming against New York-breds, is going to take his 0 for 14 record against open company and attempt to beat the best turf sprinters in the world. Mind you that 6th in the King's Stand Stakes makes him look that much more appealing. This is a horse who barely beat Ahvee's Destiny and Silver Timber. Let's get Chad Brown and Linda Rice on board with going overseas then. Quite frankly other than the Golden Jubilee Stakes where's his good races? He sat a perfect trip at Saratoga and was all out to beat a former 25K claimer and a filly and he got very good setups at Churchill and Keeneland where races fell apart. I fail to see how he's competitive against the best turf sprinters in the world.

What I would say about him is that he's a nice NY-bred turf runner who really doesn't have a perfect distance for him. He fits very well with the top NY-bred turf sprinters, as well as most of ours, but then again we aren't exactly a breeding home for turf sprinters. Many turf sprinters are turned into that by trainers because the horses don't show a whole heck of a lot on dirt. Maybe his globe trotting can be as profitable as his 2008 season and if it is I would say Ward has done a great job.

my miss storm cat · #7 01-05-2011, 08:04 PM

... and so it goes...

http://formguide.cyberhorse.com.au/i...caulfield.html

Scenic Blast is on his way home...

Maybe these two should just switch places and be done with it.

(For anyone who doesn't understand how good Scenic Blast was before coming here...)

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225768145347