Penn. Derby now a $1mill. race

[KirisClown]

The Penn Derby has a lot of history/tradition. The great Meadow Flight won it back in 94.... those were the days.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

One of Meadow Flight's owners drove all the way from New Jersey to spend a day of racing with me at Saratoga last year....

He happened to pick the day they cancelled the races because of excessive heat. He didn't find out they had cancelled until he got to the track.

My earliest memory of the PA Derby was when the crusty old Harvy Vanier's Western Playboy won the race, over a full field, by about 20 lengths in pretty strong time.

[horseofcourse]

Smarten also won the Pennsylvania Derby...now that was a good horse.

It pays to be the owner of an average 3 yr old colt...the money is there...everywhere!!

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

One of Meadow Flight's owners drove all the way from New Jersey to spend a day of racing with me at Saratoga last year....

He happened to pick the day they cancelled the races because of excessive heat. He didn't find out they had cancelled until he got to the track.

My earliest memory of the PA Derby was when the crusty old Harvy Vanier's Western Playboy won the race, over a full field, by about 20 lengths in pretty strong time.

I still hate Meadow Flight... I was so sure he'd win the Super Derby that year and he ran like ****

[mark2061mn]

Originally Posted by KirisClown

I still hate Meadow Flight... I was so sure he'd win the Super Derby that year and he ran like ****

i asked the same guy druggieS mentioned earlier about MF and his super derby performance, and this is what he said:

mf according to bravo couldn't handle the track from the get go,,,,he was dead last after they passed the wire the first time,,even behind concern,,,,,and while doing that he exerted so much he caused himself some trauma and bled,,,,he then was really never the same

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

i asked the same guy druggieS mentioned earlier about MF and his super derby performance, and this is what he said:

mf according to bravo couldn't handle the track from the get go,,,,he was dead last after they passed the wire the first time,,even behind concern,,,,,and while doing that he exerted so much he caused himself some trauma and bled,,,,he then was really never the same

I guess that explains it all, considering how well he ran in the Haskell etc. the performance in Louisiana made no sense...

Thanks for the information...

[mark2061mn]

no problem kiri. as he's told druggieS and I a few dozen times, MF had severe respiratory problems that really hindered his performance, especially from that point on. they ended up retiring the horse because of it.