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09-20-2006, 09:55 PM
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nope.....never faced each other.... 
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09-20-2006, 10:02 PM
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Gorella is actually a Euro.
The only reason I'm sorry she's not running in the F&M Turf, Joel, is so that I can see you eat crow:-) But, since Patrick is a friend, I am much happier to see her running in the race she has the best chance to win.
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09-20-2006, 10:25 PM
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I happen to like Biancone too...nice guy and I spent some time at Rick's Cabernet with him when he was in New Orleans a couple of years ago  , and I like Gorella - but this year's Mile cannot be won if George Washington and Librettist show up, and thats not even mentioning Aragorn (who I don't care for in that spot)...You might need to be prepared to eat creaux (Cajun verbage) when she runs off the board in the Mile.... A wise trainer once told me that girls run against girls for a reason and very few fillies can beat boys consistently....not a more statistically factual statement in racing....this very trainer has won the Kentucky Oaks before and is widely regarded as one of the best trainers in our game...  Last edited by Cunningham Racing : 09-20-2006 at 10:33 PM.
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09-20-2006, 10:35 PM
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I never said she was going to hit the board.I just said IMO she has a better chance to win the mile than the other race.
I am very curious to see how this weekend's race at Ascot plays out. Obviously George Washington was tremendous in the English Guinees ( however the hell you spell it ) but his subsequent injury and performances ( albeit he hasn't had the best of trips ) have left something to be desired. If he runs a big one this weekend I too think he will be very tough in the BC Mile but we'll have to wait and see. I am unfamiliar with Librettist and will have to go to Racing Post and find out more about him. However, it is not considered a strong year for Euro milers at this point. Aragorn does seem very talented and at this point I can't say Gorella is a better horse. However, I don't think this year's race has to be as tough as you are indicating and a healthy Artie Schiller is a better horse than you give him credit for. He hasn't been right all year and I would hope you are not basing your opinion on him from his 2006 form. Plus, he got a perfect trip in the BC Mile last year. Regardless, I doubt she will be effective at 1 3/8 and I don't see how she can be expected to beat Ouiji Board there anyway. That one has been successfully knocking heads this year against some of the best horses in the world. Her form was suspect last year having just come back from an injury and one effort against absolute nobodies.
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09-20-2006, 10:37 PM
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I see you slipped this foolishness in late. Don't tell Miesque or any of the " girls ", you know like All Along ( trained by Biancone ), this silliness especially when it comes to grass racing. Frankly, the Europeans do it with success all the time.
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09-20-2006, 10:45 PM
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Exciting and easy to cheer for, yes...but a Miesque she is not.... I can also name a claimer that won the Derby...it happens every now and again - but so does a solar eclipse....
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09-20-2006, 10:50 PM
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Consistently? We're talking about one race here...one that fillies have had more than their fair share of success in. And the Derby? Well, considering we had two fillies win it in the 80s, and very few try it since, I don't think it is a good example for you. Obviously most don't match up, but those that do, more than hold their own.
Nobody is saying that fillies are better than colts on average...who would? But using the filly/mare argument as to why Gorella shouldn't run in the BC Mile ( a race she arguably could have won last year with a fair trip ) is poor at best. Methinks you're starting to grasp at straws.
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09-20-2006, 11:03 PM
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Last year's Mile was horrible....you may have a different opinion and you are entitled to it, but I thought it before and after the race and I was unimpressed with Gorella's race....sorry, not impressed.....I am an Artie fan because I own a couple fo El Prado mares and he is likeable, but he is what he is and has lost more bad races in the last two years to make it evident that he is far from a classic.... Not reaching for straws here because I think we are both wasting each others time here....to be honest with you, if she preps in the Galaxy - I don't think she'll win either race - so we need to move on and discuss another horse.. Lets talk about why you think Commentator will win the BC Sprint after watching him throw up the other day....I think Henny Hughes is twice the horse....
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09-21-2006, 12:37 AM
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its a race, b/c of its location on the racing calender that allows females to be very competitive. I dont know the exact numbers, but females have won the Arc over the past 3 decades or so at a fairly high rate. here is a go- Urban Sea(dam of Galileo) Detroit(love the name) Allez France Three Troikas San San Gold River(beat April Run in that running of the Arc) Akiyda(AK horse) All Along Im sure there are more and plenty more that have run well. now, that obviously does not mean they have been dominant or even on equal terms with the males, but it does show that they can win at Longchamp. certainly the top Euro femal middle distance runners are more competitive than their American counterparts have been in race like the BCC or JCGC. Repent
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