Curlin

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

wow!
thanks for posting the youtube link, heck of a race. i thought he was going to visit the stands and sign autographs there for a sec.

I wonder what he saw.. was he thinking, "whow where did all those people come from"

Who did Helen Pitts used to work for?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

I wonder what he saw.. was he thinking, "whow where did all those people come from"

Who did Helen Pitts used to work for?

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if ever a horse was planning to do a 'football player hot dog run down the sideline' impression, it was this guy-i think he considered it. hey, look at me goooo.

ms pitts used to be with ken mcpeek, was his top assistant. i think when he decided to quit(but he's back training now i think), she got some of his horses. she's done pretty well for herself.

[mclem10011]

Very impressive, will have to keep an eye on this one!

[The Bid]

Helen is sharp, like her a lot.

[Linny]

I thought that he was the most impressive 3yo to race at GP yesterday. More so than Nobiz.

I spoke with a representative for the Ms Pitts camp today and Curlin came out of the race is great shape. She said that Curlin will prob run in an allowace race next time out (but the Hutchenson is a possibility). If he does well in that spot then she will find a graded race for him.

One thing she didnt like was his greenness. She is not sure how long it will be before his next race. I can only assume that it will be a race in March. If all goes well in March then it is to Keeneland for the Bluegrass or to Arkansas for the Arkansas Derby.

[mark2061mn]

it is interesting to note that curlin cost something in the neighborhood of 47k i believe.

this, coupled with his really erratic stretch run, makes me wonder how sound he is.

that seems awfully cheap for such a magnificent looking son of smart strike, but who knows.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

it is interesting to note that curlin cost something in the neighborhood of 47k i believe.

this, coupled with his really erratic stretch run, makes me wonder how sound he is.

that seems awfully cheap for such a magnificent looking son of smart strike, but who knows.

He is out of an unraced mare who hasn't produced much. Although this is on the lower end price for a Smart Strike, his auction averages and medians are not too high overall either, 100-150K range for yearling & two year old colts. Fee this year is $75K but I'm unsure of what the fee was when his '06 yearlings & two year olds were produced.