Badge Of Silver--Mile bound

#1 10-18-2006, 06:50 PM

This is unreal and what the heck is Frankel thinking. The horse hasnt started since Jan and he is going to make his next start in the hardest of BC races. Man.....I am totally shocked by this.

zippyneedsawin · #2 10-18-2006, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eurobounce

This is unreal and what the heck is Frankel thinking. The horse hasnt started since Jan and he is going to make his next start in the hardest of BC races. Man.....I am totally shocked by this.

Wow. Gee, why not, it worked for Peace Rules, right?

#3 10-18-2006, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin

Wow. Gee, why not, it worked for Peace Rules, right?

It worked perfectly--that was funny.

mclem10011 · #4 10-18-2006, 07:02 PM

That is an interesting move off such a layoff, what do you think the ML will be 45-1 or higher?

#5 10-18-2006, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclem10011

That is an interesting move off such a layoff, what do you think the ML will be 45-1 or higher?

Couldnt even begin to speculate what his odds would be. But anything less than 99-1 is a rip off.

1st_Saturday_in_May · #6 10-18-2006, 07:06 PM

Somebody pinch me....unbelievable

#7 10-18-2006, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

Somebody pinch me....unbelievable

I cant pinch you but I had to read the article twice to make sure I was reading it correctly. Here is a link to the story in bloodhorse.

http://bc.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=35874

mclem10011 · #8 10-18-2006, 07:10 PM

Is Frankel saying about why he's throwing BOSilver in here?

#9 10-18-2006, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclem10011

Is Frankel saying about why he's throwing BOSilver in here?

Well to paraphrase the article. Ramsey has been trying to find an allowance race for BOS and Frankel suggested that BOS was doing so good that they should try the Mile. And I guess that is all that Ramsey needed to hear. Apparently, BOS was entered into the Bernard Baruch but scratched.

I love the thought process here

- scratch out of the Benard
_ try to find an allowace race
- lets try the Breeders Cup Mile after a 11 month layoff.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #10 10-18-2006, 07:18 PM

This is crazy, but great. I never imagined that BOS would be put in this race off of an 11 month layoff. What a damn move! I was actually shocked when I read the topic of this thread.

mclem10011 · #11 10-18-2006, 07:24 PM

Belonged to Moses before me, the article finally came up. Not to much info, you paraphrased the hell out of it. Guess you gotta look at it like this, it will be one helluva longshot if he comes home! I'll pass though.

Thunder Gulch · #12 10-18-2006, 07:25 PM

Frankel can't win Breeders Cup races with clear favorites, so no confidence in taking him with a bomb here.

Pointg5 · #13 10-18-2006, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

Frankel can't win Breeders Cup races with clear favorites, so no confidence in taking him with a bomb here.

Ghost Zapper

paisjpq · #14 10-18-2006, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

Frankel can't win Breeders Cup races with clear favorites, so no confidence in taking him with a bomb here.

I doubt he runs, but if he does...I would not count him out...if his foot issues are dealt with he will be ready.

#15 10-18-2006, 09:11 PM

This is classic Ken Ramsey...mark it down....there is a Breeders' Cup at his hime track that he is the perennial leading owner at and he wants a runner on the day....period

I've seen this move before by him....Frankel is a phenonminal layoff trainer and this horse is IMMENSELY talented when he's right, but he can't be really expected to fire off the shelf against these.....

They had him ready to stand at Ramsey's farm for $12,500 this year before he dominated in his first start on the grass in his seasonal finale last year on the west coast and they changed their mind and decided to wait one more year and go for the Breeders' Cup this year (he is out of a Silver Hawk mare)...Well, its been an adventurous campaign with ZERO starts (which explains how unsound he's been) and now they are trying to get their moneys worth since they had to sit on him all year after they unretired him.....

I knew this colt like the back of my hand from my Fair Grounds days when Werner had him...he's an absolute freak and one of the best horses in the country when he's right, but he is one of the most fragile horses I think I've ever seen...this horse has a bad throat, screws in almost every inch of his cannon bone, bad feet and he is still kickin'...I just hope they don't break him down because I love the horse...

PSH · #16 10-18-2006, 09:14 PM

Like they say the only thing bigger than Ramsey's waistline is his ego....
Isn't this the horse that Frankel took over from someone else and promised Ramsey he would get a Grade I win....

PSH

#17 10-18-2006, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSH

Like they say the only thing bigger than Ramsey's waistline is his ego....
Isn't this the horse that Frankel took over from someone else and promised Ramsey he would get a Grade I win....

PSH

Yep, Werner...it broke Ronny's heart.......

Swap Fliparoo · #18 10-18-2006, 09:29 PM

I LOVE BADGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please, please, pleeeeeaaaaaase do well.......

Here is my pic of him in my avatar, from last year's Stephen Foster...

randallscott35 · #19 10-18-2006, 10:09 PM

just can't be true. Such a brutal spot for a talented horse.

Scav · #20 10-18-2006, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

This is classic Ken Ramsey...mark it down....there is a Breeders' Cup at his hime track that he is the perennial leading owner at and he wants a runner on the day....period

I got ridiculed for saying the same thing about Nolan's Cat being lock city on Derby Day, it was one of the many points I was making about why he was lock city