You Leave Kenny Alone...he's gotta have that Royal Ascot Chicken!

[RolloTomasi]

How the hell did I miss this...

McPeek left Classic Causeway in England & the horse ran back today in a Group 2 going a mile.

There was some grumbling last time about why Leparoux didn't utilize the horse's front running speed at Royal Ascot, instead sitting an unpressured second for half the race before meekly falling away.

Not to worry this time. The mission was clear: Go to the front & run them off their feet.

One problem...Godolphin had 2 in there including an obvious pacemaker.

What ensued was even more embarrassing then what took place at Royal Ascot; in fact it looked a bit dangerous like if a 4'5" granny with Coke-bottle glasses, a beehive hairdo, somehow managed to get her 1988 Ford Festiva onto the fast lane of the Autobahn...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y5l...9mIHRoZSBzZWFz

[theguarantee]

^bit unfair not to mention that he won....the best turned out award...

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by theguarantee

^bit unfair not to mention that he won....the best turned out award...

I thought the same; or at least I should have used it as some sort of joke.

For example:

He should have won the Best Ought to Be Turned Out (to a farm) Award.

The silver lining in this utter humiliation is that based on the display of raw speed, McPeek might cut the horse back to a sprint at some point.

Whether that would be the Vosburgh in NY or the Nunthorpe in England remains to be seen...

[theguarantee]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

He should have won the Best Ought to Be Turned Out (to a farm) Award.

much better than my joke

[freddymo]

Still time to get him a stallion deal in Turkey

[freddymo]

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes shaping up to be a BELTER @Ascot in 10 days…

AUGUSTE RODIN
KING OF STEEL
PYLEDRIVER
DESERT CROWN
EMILY UPJOHN
WESTOVER
LUXEMBOURG
HUKUM

Any chance McPeek gives it a go with Classic Causeway? He fits, right?

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes shaping up to be a BELTER @Ascot in 10 days…

Any chance McPeek gives it a go with Classic Causeway? He fits, right?

I don't know if he "fits" (well, probably as much as McPeek fits in top hat & tails) but it would be "fitting" if McPeek ran him back in the King George.

This is where it all started with McPeek's fascination with European racing---in his own words during a televised interview at the Epsom Oaks a few years ago, "it's SOOO COOL!"--and his penchant for trying to fit trapezoid & rhombus pegs into round holes.

The great Brazilian-bred Hard Buck ran 2nd at 33/1 in the 2004 King George. A great renewal it was, as the Hard Buck never ran again (why would you after that?) & the winner never hit the board again.

Gary Stevens rode the horse that day. I presume for Stevens Hard Buck was the best grass horse he ever rode...at least if they happen to air the race on Fox Sports & he starts reminiscing...