Half to Zenyatta, NICE DADDY

[philcski]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Balance was pretty good even early on in her career.

http://www.drf.com/row/pps/balance.pdf


Hard to believe a Thunder Gulch half to Zenyatta could sprint as well as she did. Her best Beyer came on synthetic - but she was also 0-for-3 on it, losing to Nashoba's Key all three times.

It isn't shown there, but I think she went off favored in the KY Oaks (Lemons Forever year.)

I have less of an issue with the precocity of the Vertigineux side as I do with the sire, and even more so with the trainer who is practically incompetent with firsters considering how many he gets that are bred well to be early winners. That said, I don't like anyone else in here.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by philcski

It isn't shown there, but I think she went off favored in the KY Oaks (Lemons Forever year.)

Yep.

Balance was some shipper .... here are her 4 starts outside of So. Cal

* 3rd beaten double digit lengths as the 3/5 favorite in the Ashland

* 11th beaten 20 lengths as the 8/5 favorite in the KY Oaks

* 4th beaten 7 lengths at 3/1 in the Beldame

* 6th beaten 14.5 lengths at 12/1 in the BC Distaff at MTH

12-6-2-4 in Cal - 3 Gr 1 wins and 100% ITM

4-0-0-1 when shipped

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yep.

Balance was some shipper .... here are her 4 starts outside of So. Cal

* 3rd beaten double digit lengths as the 3/5 favorite in the Ashland

* 11th beaten 20 lengths as the 8/5 favorite in the KY Oaks

* 4th beaten 7 lengths at 3/1 in the Beldame

* 6th beaten 14.5 lengths at 12/1 in the BC Distaff at MTH

12-6-2-4 in Cal - 3 Gr 1 wins and 100% ITM

4-0-0-1 when shipped

You are to Balance what Smooth Operator and CSC are to Zenyatta.

I never could figure out why you loved that mare so much.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yep.

Balance was some shipper .... here are her 4 starts outside of So. Cal

* 3rd beaten double digit lengths as the 3/5 favorite in the Ashland

* 11th beaten 20 lengths as the 8/5 favorite in the KY Oaks

* 4th beaten 7 lengths at 3/1 in the Beldame

* 6th beaten 14.5 lengths at 12/1 in the BC Distaff at MTH

12-6-2-4 in Cal - 3 Gr 1 wins and 100% ITM

4-0-0-1 when shipped

I forgot about the Ashland race, Bushfire crushed her on a very speed favoring dirt track. I shouldn't have, both those races were extremely profitable for me betting against her.

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Not surprising at all. Thunder Gulch's sire was a pure sprinter that was lucky to get 7.

I laughed.