Jockey Club Gold Cup 2009

[CSC]

Will Quality Road be the favorite by post time again?

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by CSC

Will Quality Road be the favorite by post time again?

Nope Sette e Mezzo..I wonder if this is his owners call or conditioners..lol

[CSC]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Nope Sette e Mezzo..I wonder if this is his owners call or conditioners..lol

Thanks for the mercy post Freddy....I guess there's not much interest in this race now that Rachel Alexandra is prematurely retired for the yr.

Anyway I for one am really looking fwd to this race.

[freddymo]

The JCGC is a premier race. No matter the year it is a must watch. Summer Bird is a lot better then these isn't he?

[CSC]

Apparently he went a little too fast in one of his works which which could be a concern, he's showing more speed with every race which should be a good thing as long as he continues to finish his races strongly.

If he does win this Saturday, it will put him in very select company with Easy Goer and Damacus as winners of the Belmont-Travers-JCGC triple.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Nope Sette e Mezzo..I wonder if this is his owners call or conditioners..lol

I can't remember if he has been on the dirt yet or not.

He is certainly the improving sort and the longer the better for him, dirt the obvious big question mark...

[NTamm1215]

With the probables listed above QR is going to get the trip he covets as Tizway should be one-way speed who he can stalk.

I think this race will give us a much better indication of who's better between he and Summer Bird.

NT

[CSC]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

With the probables listed above QR is going to get the trip he covets as Tizway should be one-way speed who he can stalk.

I think this race will give us a much better indication of who's better between he and Summer Bird.

NT

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but if he wins convincingly Sat, does he still have an outside shot of HOY?

I believe he would be the first horse to win The N.Y Triple of The Belmont-Travers-JCGC and to cap it off in the classic and I know you don't like him on poly but if he can do it, isn't that a worthy resume for any horse for HOY and especially a 3 yr old to boot?

It's a big IF however....

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by CSC

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but if he wins convincingly Sat, does he still have an outside shot of HOY?

I believe he would be the first horse to win The N.Y Triple of The Belmont-Travers-JCGC and to cap it off in the classic and I know you don't like him on poly but if he can do it, isn't that a worthy resume for any horse for HOY and especially a 3 yr old to boot?

It's a big IF however....

Summer Bird would have to win by epic proportions then come back to win the Classic. Sure, that's ALL he has to do.

It would take those two wins because after all the horse who he's behind in the HOY race beat him the only time they faced one another. By a lot.

NT

[CSC]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Summer Bird would have to win by epic proportions then come back to win the Classic. Sure, that's ALL he has to do.

It would take those two wins because after all the horse who he's behind in the HOY race beat him the only time they faced one another. By a lot.

NT

Well there's always next yr to rectify that loss.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by CSC

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but if he wins convincingly Sat, does he still have an outside shot of HOY?

I believe he would be the first horse to win The N.Y Triple of The Belmont-Travers-JCGC and to cap it off in the classic and I know you don't like him on poly but if he can do it, isn't that a worthy resume for any horse for HOY and especially a 3 yr old to boot?

It's a big IF however....

My guess would be no. But then again, I'm of the mind that HOY is a done deal already.

The problem will be that outside of QR, everyone who's anyone that Summer's beaten, she's beaten too...including him.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

My guess would be no. But then again, I'm of the mind that HOY is a done deal already.

The problem will be that outside of QR, everyone who's anyone that Summer's beaten, she's beaten too...including him.

It's a done deal, I can't see anyone beating out RA for HOY regardless of what races they win the rest of the yr.

[SOREHOOF]

Originally Posted by CSC

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but if he wins convincingly Sat, does he still have an outside shot of HOY?

I believe he would be the first horse to win The N.Y Triple of The Belmont-Travers-JCGC and to cap it off in the classic and I know you don't like him on poly but if he can do it, isn't that a worthy resume for any horse for HOY and especially a 3 yr old to boot?

It's a big IF however....

I think you have a legitimate point here. Sorry to get off subject.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

I think you have a legitimate point here. Sorry to get off subject.

Well that was unexpected, gee thanks...but let's really think about this, he would be in very select company with the likes of Easy Goer and Damascus if he wins on Saturday. Not a bad club to be in huh?

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

With the probables listed above QR is going to get the trip he covets as Tizway should be one-way speed who he can stalk.

I think this race will give us a much better indication of who's better between he and Summer Bird.

NT

Great-aunt English teacher taking control again. Between Summer Bird and HIM. Which do you say - between we? or between us? That gives you the clue. It's not that hard to speak (or type) literate English. The Sarge and his "for he and I" makes me want to climb the walls.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Great-aunt English teacher taking control again. Between Summer Bird and HIM. Which do you say - between we? or between us? That gives you the clue. It's not that hard to speak (or type) literate English. The Sarge and his "for he and I" makes me want to climb the walls.

Easy Internet police

[Indian Charlie]

I've always suspected NTamm of illiteracy, especially after his BC Turf opinions!

Or was that Spencer? Maybe they are both illiterate?

Anyways Ann, that was a pretty funny post! Keep it up.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Great-aunt English teacher taking control again. Between Summer Bird and HIM. Which do you say - between we? or between us? That gives you the clue. It's not that hard to speak (or type) literate English. The Sarge and his "for he and I" makes me want to climb the walls.

Considering your other posts today pertained to hi-jacking the threads about the Mr. Right and the Morvich with useless vignettes about their respective racing careers, your post to insult me is a gigantic improvement.

I hadn't been called illiterate in a while but everyone needs to be knocked down a peg. Especially from self-righteous know it alls with keyboards.

NT

[philcski]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Considering your other posts today pertained to hi-jacking the threads about the Mr. Right and the Morvich with useless vignettes about their respective racing careers, your post to insult me is a gigantic improvement.

I hadn't been called illiterate in a while but everyone needs to be knocked down a peg. Especially from self-righteous know it alls with keyboards.

NT

But you called a good race- I guess you're not colorblind, too!

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Great-aunt English teacher taking control again. Between Summer Bird and HIM. Which do you say - between we? or between us? That gives you the clue. It's not that hard to speak (or type) literate English. The Sarge and his "for he and I" makes me want to climb the walls.

Let's face it, English is a stupid language:

There is no egg in the eggplant,
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England,
French fries were not invented in France.

We sometimes take English for granted, but if we examine its paradoxes we find that:
Quicksand takes you down slowly,
Boxing rings are square,
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing?
If the plural of tooth is teeth,
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?
If the teacher taught,
Why hasn't the preacher praught?

If a vegetarian eats vegetables,
What the heck does a humanitarian eat?
Why do people recite at a play,
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways?
How can the weather be as hot as hell on one day
And as cold as hell on another?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language where a house can burn up as it burns down,
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes!

English was invented by people, not computers,
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all.)

That is why:
When the stars are out they are visible,
But when the lights are out they are invisible.
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
It starts,
But when I wind up this poem
It ends.