7/19 (PHA): Inaugural Greenwood Cup ($250k)

[sumitas]

Originally Posted by philcski

I can't tell you how stoked I was for EA and the connections. Was watching at Keeneland and halfway through the race the entire place starting screaming for EA. I'd venture to guess less than 10% of the joint actually bet the race so it's simply for the sport of it.

EA in the Breeders Cup Marathon will be a lot of fun, even if the poly isn't necessarily to his liking.

We do know he didn't like the rock hard dirt the last time he ran the BC in SA. At least the poly "promises" a fair track to all runners this time.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by sumitas

We do know he didin't like the rock hard dirt the last time he ran the BC in SA. At least the poly "promises" a fair track to all runners this time.

all AWT runners that is....

[freddymo]

Congrats to Evening Attire... Just wonderful stuff for the horse and all the connections. Maybe you should send him over to Europe and give Yeats and Septimus a try? Actually scratch that thought stick with beating up Malibu Moonpuppy and Successful Affair.

[herkhorse]

Congrats, I was at the OTB where they did not show the race, but I heard the live call. Was very exciting, just listening to the race you still got the feeling EA was a winner way before he got the lead.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Congrats to the game 'ol competitor!

[GenuineRisk]

Here's a link to the video on youtube- I love races where the crowd screams loud enough to be picked up by the race caller's mic.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gtsfCyrgAWc

[Norfolk]

Thanks to everyone for saying such nice things about Attire. He ran a very good race and got a 103 Beyers for it. We had thought about scratching him because of the heat but we know Attire will not run if he doesn’t feel right. He is a smart horse that takes care of himself. He came out of the race in great shape and he wasn’t even breathing hard after the race. He wasn’t sweating as much as I was.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Congrats to Evening Attire... Just wonderful stuff for the horse and all the connections. Maybe you should send him over to Europe and give Yeats and Septimus a try? Actually scratch that thought stick with beating up Malibu Moonpuppy and Successful Affair.

Attire does not run on turf. That has been well established. And at 12f, he would be going up against Macarthur and Duke of Marmelade. Not that I don't think Attire would love 2 miles as well.

[jms62]

NTRA and Breeders cup have a once in a lifetime opportunity (With EA maybe more than once) to promote the SH** out of Evening Attire, the 10 year old who nixes retirement and keeps rolling along. This is the type of feel good story that closes a National Evening News broadcast.. If he runs in the Cup and the Breeders Cup/NTRA play it right they will generate loads of new blood to watch to see the old guy run in the cup.. Let's hope they don't drop the ball once again...

[Norfolk]

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse..._Flopping.aspx

Thanks to the efforts of the Breeders’ Cup and Philly Park, Evening Attire, at age 10, has found a new lease on life and is dashing around the track like a sprightly youngster, relishing every one of those 12 furlongs. The New York Racing Association must be commended as well for having the foresight and sense to move the transient and ever-changing Brooklyn Handicap to early June and making it a 1 1/2-mile race, providing our long-winded friends a chance to win a prestigious and historical grade II race. They also have carded a couple of 1 1/2-mile overnight stakes as well – the Wagon Limit and Fit to Fight.

Now if I can only convince or beg NYRA to put up a long race at Saratoga.