Dylan Thomas points for Jockey Club Gold Cup

[Linny]

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

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Linny

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

Yep, Giant's Causeway has a couple of full brothers standing stud as well... one right here in Florida. (Roar of the Tiger.) Also, Mariah's Storm was the horse behind the movie Dreamer.

[my miss storm cat]

Thrilled he's coming but a shame Kieren won't be here too.....

[slotdirt]

Isn't Freud full to Giant's Causeway?

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Isn't Freud full to Giant's Causeway?

Yes, he stands at Lakeland North in NY. (he rocks!)

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Yes, he stands at Lakeland North in NY. (he rocks!)

He's quite the looker as is Roar of the Tiger. I'm not too impressed with Storm Cat's as a whole (too fragile), but most of them are impressive looking.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

He's quite the looker as is Roar of the Tiger. I'm not too impressed with Storm Cat's as a whole (too fragile), but most of them are impressive looking.

What do you think of A.P. Indy?

[my miss storm cat]

From Racing post.....

Dylan entered for prestigious US Grade 1
by Tony O'Hehir

DYLAN THOMAS could run in the US as early as next weekend in advance of a Breeders' Cup Classic bid at Churchill Downs in November.

The son of Danehill, winner of the Irish Derby and the Irish Champion Stakes this season and as short as 10-1 for the Classic, also has the option of the prestigious Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park the following weekend although the earlier race has the advantage of being run on Polytrack rather than dirt.

Should the Ballydoyle-Coolmore team opt to run Dylan Thomas in the Belmont Park event it could result in the dual Group 1 winner going head to head with top US dirt performers Bernardini and Invasor, who head the betting for the Classic. The colt's trainer Aidan O'Brien said on Wednesday: "We have entered Dylan Thomas for the Grade 2 Kentucky Cup Classic over nine furlongs at Turfway Park a week on Saturday.

"We haven't decided yet whether he will go for the race as there is also the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park a week later to consider."

O'Brien added: "We are looking at giving him a run before the Breeders' Cup Classic to see how he handles what will be a new surface for him. He's in good form and we'll decide on plans over the weekend.”

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Bold Reasoning

What do you think of A.P. Indy?

Nice head. Sway backed IMO or a bit high in the rump (never seen him in person though, so going by pictures) and a little too straight in the shoulder for my liking. To be honest, he reminds me a lot of Storm Cat himself conformation wise, although I think that A.P. Indy has better legs than Storm Cat. I'm no expert though.

Originally Posted by Linny

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

Thank you. I stand corrected. In interviews with Sheikh Maktoum he talks of going to a different type of horse now. I notice that many more of his runners in America are now tracing back to Seattle Slew. In the past there were Tempera and Essence of Dubai, but now there are so many more.

[Pointg5]

Even if he runs well in the JCGC, he's going to Eurobounce in the Classic, they should just take their shot in the Classic...