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Greinton
Died recently at the age of 29.
His rivalry with Precisionist hooked me into this sport. Truly one of the great under appreciated horses of our time. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...m-the-80s-dies |
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For anyone interested. Here are his last 12 races. His 13th race back was the Strub, my all time favorite race (the 1985 running).
I think his 1985 campaign up till summer knocked him out for the rest of that year. |
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He was pretty good on the grass after coming to the U.S.. Second in the Arlington Million, second in the Sunset (which cost him a huge bonus from Hollywood Park), and a decent effort in the BC turf when he was still in contention at the top of the stretch.
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Unfortunately, I can only find replays of two of these races.
Santa Anita 4/13/86 Race 8 San Bernardino Handicap - Gr.2 Santa Anita 3/02/86 Race 8 Santa Anita Handicap - Gr.1 Aqueduct 11/02/85 Race 6 Breeders' Cup Turf - Gr.1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD9EaZrbjdE Belmont Park 10/05/85 Race 8 Jockey Club Gold Cup - Gr.1 Belmont Park 9/14/85 Race 8 Marlboro Cup - Gr.1 Arlington Park 8/25/85 Race 6 Budweiser-Arlington Million - Gr.1 Hollywood Park 7/22/85 Race 8 Sunset Handicap - Gr.1 Hollywood Park 6/23/85 Race 8 Hollywood Gold Cup - Gr.1 Hollywood Park 6/09/85 Race 10 Californian Stakes - Gr.1 Hollywood Park 5/19/85 Race 8 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap - Gr.2 Santa Anita 4/13/85 Race 8 San Bernardino Handicap - Gr.2 Santa Anita 3/03/85 Race 8 Santa Anita Handicap - Gr.1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhPzalt01j8 Santa Anita 2/03/85 Race 8 Charles H Strub Stakes - Gr.1 Santa Anita 1/19/85 Race 8 San Fernando Stakes - Gr.1 Hollywood Park 12/24/84 Race 8 Princequillo Handicap Hollywood Park 12/07/84 Race 8 Handicap Hollywood Park 11/16/84 Race 8 Allowance Evry 5/04/84 Race 247 Prix Matchem Longchamp 4/15/84 Race 171 Prix de Guiche - Gr.3 Deauville 8/06/83 Race 748 Prix de Cabourg |
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The 85 Strub was the greatest race I saw in person. |
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Greinton along with Lord at War, Precisionist, Alysheba, Broad Brush, Ferdinand, Judge Angelucci, Super Diamond, etc made for some great handicap racing in S Ca during the mid to late 80's.
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.....those were great days at santa anita, now its sad. was at the 86 big cap,that place was wall to wall......van bergs rabbit almost stole it.
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....charlie, you came out from the east coast?
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I grew up in and lived in an LA burb. Moved to Maine in 03. |
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Yep. I arranged my whole life around avoiding traffic as much as possible. It's not a good thing to center your life around.
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I arrange mine around internet gambling and internet porn. If only there was a way to gamble on porn scenes.
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Only if you're BROKE!
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true, its the greatest if you have unlimited funds.....few do.
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LA sucks if you are poor.
LA sucks if you are middle class. LA sucks if you are rich. helL.A. is just too crowded. The traffic is just unlivable. |
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It's all a state of mind. |
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Fortunately, we now have the Dirt Mile for those who are a cut below or in declining form leading up to the Classic. |
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In the local Indian dialect, West Covina roughly translated meant "Land of much smog" |
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there! |