Best Ride Of The Day

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Badge of Silver was also terrific today. Didn't even get the lead, chased a fast pace, off 10 months, and was still third ( and barely beaten for second ).

Hate to say it but that was hardly one of the better Mile fields we have ever seen. Some nice horses but nothing exceptional. Still, you have to tip your hat to Miesque's Approval, who ran for a tag 366 days ago, and Marty Wolfson.

The turf races were pretty weak IMO. The F&M turf was the best of the three. But MA did it when it counted. I wonder if we will see BOS again.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

The turf races were pretty weak IMO. The F&M turf was the best of the three. But MA did it when it counted. I wonder if we will see BOS again.

Another 10 months?

Frankly, I thought his performance was extra special considering he was scratched.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Another 10 months?

Frankly, I thought his performance was extra special considering he was scratched.

That was pretty funny. Who was it that said he was going to be scratched?

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Originally Posted by eurobounce

That was pretty funny. Who was it that said he was going to be scratched?

Dixie...but he knows I'm just teasing him.

I think Frankel probably wishes he scratched EVERY horse he ran at Churchill this week. Talk about underperforming your odds.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Dixie Porter

I guess you think that was pretty funny, and as usual your "cheap shots" are off base and lame.

Your mouth wasn't so big when the Midas Eyes, on 10 days rest, won big at Stga.

BOS could have won the Cigar and gone out a winner (I had it on the table 24 hrs to post). I do not know anything about stud value but I guess yesterday's race was as a good as a win in the Cigar (personally, I don't give a damn). I got plenty of money and I'd rather win a race than finish a GOOD third in the BC.

First of all, I was obviously teasing you, and said so in a later post. But, to be perfectly honest, how could you not expect at LEAST some ribbing after starting a thread claiming he was scratching a few days ago?

What does Midas Eyes winning the Forego, as a very logical horse, have to do with this. Any sane person knew he was at least a strong contendor that day.

Yesterday's effort did little to nothing for his stud value, which apparently aint much considering he keeps being unretired because they can't get a deal, and if you think he was beating Discreet Cat in the Cigar you apparently are watching two very different horses than the ones that have been competing on racetracks. Badge of Silver is a nice horse that has never lived up to his ridiculous early hype, probably more than partly due to injuries, and he ran pretty well yesterday IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RACE....but sorry if I am unimpressed with the overall quality of that field.