ouija board points to the classic

repent · #1 10-23-2006, 02:25 PM

what the hell?
has it ever even been suggested that Gorella or WAW would run on dirt?
why would anyone even consider it(especially in Gorella's case)?
the Distaff is worth the same amount of money as both the BCM and the BCFMT, so why would you take a top turf horse and run her on the dirt for the same amount of money?

as for The Board-
does not make a lot of sense.
forget the suggestion that she would not appreciate the distance.
this is a horse that won both the English and Irish Oaks at 12f.
she won the BCFMT at 11f at Lone Star in 2004, so she could certainly do it again here.
and besides, if you can win Grade 1 European turf races at 10f while running uphill for half the race, you can "get" 11f on a completely flat CD turf course.

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#2 10-23-2006, 02:28 PM

There's nothing on the Breeders' Cup web site to indicate Ouija Board is running in the Classic that I could find. Let's start another rumor: Lava Man will run in the BC Turf.

repent · #3 10-23-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FairPlay

There's nothing on the Breeders' Cup web site to indicate Ouija Board is running in the Classic that I could find. Let's start another rumor: Lava Man will run in the BC Turf.

yeah,
where is the link to back this rumor up?

I can find nothing on it.

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Scav · #4 10-23-2006, 02:37 PM

Of course there is nothing becuase it is a rumor that was heard. Hell, I hope it happens because she can't win, and will take some money. She could hit the board though

#5 10-23-2006, 02:44 PM

I dont have a problem with Ouija Board going in the Classic. In fact I love the move. She doesnt have anything else to prove on the turf so why not try the classic. It would be a great win. But what I am noticing is the lack of respect to the US Classic Division by European Horsemen. We will have some of the best horses in the world in one race. That is pretty exciting. Ouija Board, Bernardini, George Washington, Lava Man, Invasor etc etc. Going to be fun watching them all compete against each other. Call me crazy, but I would rather watch Ouija Board go againt Bernardini then the weak Filly and Mare Turf field.

#6 10-23-2006, 02:43 PM

Wait a While = special on the grass

Wait a While = average-good on the dirt

It goes against everything I believe in, but she is a complete anomoly...as a pedigree man, I will tell you that she shouldn't be better suited for the grass nine times out of 10 more so than the dirt...she hails from almost exclusively a main track family....BUT she is better on grass and her mechanics even make her look like a turf filly....it almost makes me wonder if Linamix snuck in and is really the stallion or if Maria's Mon is

I believe strongly in pedigrees ringing true to the identity of 90+% of horses as to the reasons for their strengths on the race track, BUT she is clearly the exception...