Curlin to the Woodward

#1 08-06-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Do you think Red Rocks is all that great? Sure he is a BC winner but wasnt he a lot better horse in 06 than he is now?

Another question, would Curlin have caught Commentator had he been in the Whitney? I didnt think so either. And would the pace scenario been that much different? Its not like Curlin has any early speed.

Too good on dirt for anyone? Hes not Cigar or Skip Away. This is a horse who just last summer last to Any Given Saturday convincingly. I think thats a pretty strong statement Pgard.

He is the best on dirt at distance.
All Commentator needs is some speed with him
and he folds. (BTW I love the fact a horse this old is still running at such
an impressive level). Commentator will not meet Curlin.
We really dont know how fast Curlin is.
He runs classic distances with no need to hurry given his stamina.
I know he was damn fast the first race
I ever noticed him.

I just dont think he was bad enough to drop the grass.
Obviously Assmussen knows a lot more than I and they did
not like how he performed enough to go farther with the experiment.
I like experiments.

Danzig · #2 08-06-2008, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pgardn

He is the best on dirt at distance.
All Commentator needs is some speed with him
and he folds. (BTW I love the fact a horse this old is still running at such
an impressive level). Commentator will not meet Curlin.
We really dont know how fast Curlin is.
He runs classic distances with no need to hurry given his stamina.
I know he was damn fast the first race
I ever noticed him.

I just dont think he was bad enough to drop the grass.
Obviously Assmussen knows a lot more than I and they did
not like how he performed enough to go farther with the experiment.
I like experiments.

he can't get most money earned with second place checks. so back to where he wins...i'd imagine that's why jess jackson says it's not impossible that curlin could race next year-if he's close but not quite to cigars total, he'll run in '09-til he cashes enough checks.

#3 08-06-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

he can't get most money earned with second place checks. so back to where he wins...i'd imagine that's why jess jackson says it's not impossible that curlin could race next year-if he's close but not quite to cigars total, he'll run in '09-til he cashes enough checks.

True.
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