Horsey All Decade Team

[GPK]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I basically agree with your point, but Circular Quay was a pretty good 2yo (not to mention the key horse for most of my big horizontal and vertical wagers that day at CD )

I remember being at Colonial Downs Handicapping Contest with Randall and watching him (Bashford Manor Stakes maybe?) and we both thought there was no way in hell he was gonna get up to win. Rand turned to me afterwards and immediatly declared him the Hopeful winner.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by GPK

I remember being at Colonial Downs Handicapping Contest with Randall and watching him (Bashford Manor Stakes maybe?) and we both thought there was no way in hell he was gonna get up to win. Rand turned to me afterwards and immediatly declared him the Hopeful winner.

Yeah his Basford Manor was incredible. I don't think it came back as a very fast figure, but he absolutely exploded in the final strides.
If I remember correctly he looked hopelessly out of it with about a furlong to go and then closed like an absolute beast.
The fact that he had already demonstrated that affinity for the CD track was just one of the many things that made me extremely confident going into the BCJ that year. Oops.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by GPK

I remember being at Colonial Downs Handicapping Contest with Randall and watching him (Bashford Manor Stakes maybe?) and we both thought there was no way in hell he was gonna get up to win. Rand turned to me afterwards and immediatly declared him the Hopeful winner.

But this was when Todd was at the top of his "game" wasn't it.....All of TP horses had that extra at the top of the stretch in those days....