Trainers Love the New Track at Hollywood

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I like English Channel, a lot. But it depends on how you look at it. I guess since Aragorn and Cacique were originally Euro's he could be considered our best. But, if you think of Cacique and Aragorn as Americans now, EC is 3rd at best. No way EC beats Aragorn in a mile to 1 1/8 race, and after his last I really think Cacique has turned the corner. Cacique hasn't thrown in a clunker like EC has.

well,
Aragorn is awesome.
not going to run against EC in the BC, but yes, oif they met at a midde distance of 9f, Aragorn would win.

Cacique is a really nice horse who I really thought was the best middle distance turf horse..
Kev will tell you I always said he was better than EC even after the Woodford Reserve.
but EC's Manhattan was impressive to me (even in defeat) and the UN was awesome.
that made me a believer.


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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I agree, even after the Woodford I thought he was better. His UN was an awesome effort, but I think Cacique negotiates the 1 1/2 better than EC does BC day.

ok,
thats interesting and at least a debatable subject(not like the distance of the Dubai Duty Free).

see,
I and most ppl(including Frankel) thought Cacique was a miler/10f horse.
if you had asked me in June where Cacque would run in November, I would have said the BC Mile.
but he ran well at 11 in the MOW and I think(from watching the post race interview) that it even surprised Frankel how well he appreciated the distance.

maybe he is going to like 12 more than most of us thought.
i would not be surprised and I expect that he wlll run well.
in the end though, I think he can run the race of his life and still lose to the Euros(the real ones).

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I would agree there also. But the question is who comes? To early to tell, we all know what a monster Hurricane Run is. I hear Shirrocco is looking at the Classic, as is Dylan Thomas.

yeah,
but the bottom line is that Coolmore wants to win this race.
whether its HRun or DThomas, or whoever, they will have at least 1 strong contender.
Shirocco could go in the BCC, but I bet they come to their senses and try to defend their BCT title.

there will be others also coming over.
there almost always are, unless of the course the Breeders Cup does something stupid like host the event at a track like Lone Star Park.

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