Trivia

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Sharp Baffert horse ... he set the pace in a great clash between Gentleman and Skip Away in the Pimlico Special.



Name him.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Sharp Baffert horse ... he set the pace in a great clash between Gentleman and Skip Away in the Pimlico Special.



Name him.

Isitingood.

[RolloTomasi]

I knew that Kentucky Oaks winner had a long, stupid name.

Can't believe I had to look it up. Other dumb names like Gal In A Ruckus and Lucky Lucky Lucky kept clouding my memory.

Going in next week for an MRI. Something must be up.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Isitingood.

Correct. By Crusader's Sword .... well named horse.


Here's one that actually won the Wood Memorial with a 116 Beyer - but his trainer passed on the Derby for fear that the crowd would scare him. He didn't lose again until he tried older horses and Skip Away crushed him.



Name this mental midget equine.

[Sightseek]

Coronados Quest

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Coronados Quest

Classic example of why Claiborne, though perhaps good for "breeding", is bad for racing.

After getting pummeled in the Woodward, he tried valiantly in the BC Classic, only to weaken for 5th. Desperate for a win against older horses, because they had no intention of bringing him out for a 4yo year, they wheel him back in the Cigar Mile and predictably gets dusted again. What a way to end a career.

After not being thrilled by his initial crops they dumped him off on Japan. Ironically, a similar career both trackwise and studwise as his sire, Forty Niner.

As a side note, I enjoyed how they avoided the Derby, then scratched from the Preakness because of crowd concerns, yet saw fit to run on the Belmont Stakes undercard (where a Triple Crown was at stake).

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Classic example of why Claiborne, though perhaps good for "breeding", is bad for racing.

After getting pummeled in the Woodward, he tried valiantly in the BC Classic, only to weaken for 5th. Desperate for a win against older horses, because they had no intention of bringing him out for a 4yo year, they wheel him back in the Cigar Mile and predictably gets dusted again. What a way to end a career.

After not being thrilled by his initial crops they dumped him off on Japan. Ironically, a similar career both trackwise and studwise as his sire, Forty Niner.

As a side note, I enjoyed how they avoided the Derby, then scratched from the Preakness because of crowd concerns, yet saw fit to run on the Belmont Stakes undercard (where a Triple Crown was at stake).

They were so worried about this guy at Saratoga for the Travers, that they put him in a van from his barn to the stakes barn right behind the paddock. They also got permission to leave the paddock early...Nice to have those connections...

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Correct. By Crusader's Sword .... well named horse.


Here's one that actually won the Wood Memorial with a 116 Beyer - but his trainer passed on the Derby for fear that the crowd would scare him. He didn't lose again until he tried older horses and Skip Away crushed him.



Name this mental midget equine.

Coronado's Quest.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Correct. By Crusader's Sword .... well named horse.


Here's one that actually won the Wood Memorial with a 116 Beyer - but his trainer passed on the Derby for fear that the crowd would scare him. He didn't lose again until he tried older horses and Skip Away crushed him.



Name this mental midget equine.

Coronado's Quest

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Coronado's Quest

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Correct - all 4 of you.

Cheap claimer who loved to win - climbed up the ranks to win over $1 million and finish 2nd in the Breeders Cup.



Name him.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Correct - all 4 of you.

Cheap claimer who loved to win - climbed up the ranks to win over $1 million and finish 2nd in the Breeders Cup.



Name him.

Bluesthestandard. Just thought of him the other day, and how pathetic his connections were to let him slide down back to bottom level claimers.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Correct.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Bluesthestandard. Just thought of him the other day, and how pathetic his connections were to let him slide down back to bottom level claimers.

By the way - whoever trainer Mike Mudaris is ... that man doesn't screw around.

Claim a horse for 16K - it wins and runs a 99 Beyer - and next month you run him back for a 10k tag.

Pretty obvious that Bluesthestandard had to have a million things wrong with him even from the start of his career.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Correct - all 4 of you.

Cheap claimer who loved to win - climbed up the ranks to win over $1 million and finish 2nd in the Breeders Cup.



Name him.

Bluesthestandard?