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Old 10-21-2009, 01:44 PM
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:56 PM
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Mizzen Mast got hurt right when it looked like he turned the corner to become a serious horse.

Only a single Gr 3 win on turf though. And only two races on dirt with Giant Gentleman 2nd both times. Certainly not enough .. but the talent was there at the end.
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Old 10-21-2009, 04:11 PM
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Volponi, memorable wins in the Classic, Poker, and Pegasus and a decent 3rd in the Sword Dancer.

*The field he beat in the Classic actually had some quality names in there.
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Volponi, memorable wins in the Classic, Poker, and Pegasus and a decent 3rd in the Sword Dancer.

*The field he beat in the Classic actually had some quality names in there.
Volponi was never that good on turf.

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Old 10-21-2009, 04:23 PM
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Volponi was never that good on turf.

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He wasn't great but he wasn't chopped liver either. I could be wrong cuzz the memory is sorta fuzzy with him but I remembered him having many Jockies ride him or he would always run into some good horse.
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Old 10-21-2009, 04:37 PM
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Volponi was just 1-for-8 on turf after his 2yo season - and 2-for-10 overall ... but yeah, he certainly could run his race on it.


Here's one of my favorite turf horses from the past ... he went from getting beat 14 lengths in a maiden claiming race in one November - to 5/2 odds in the Breeders Cup Mile the following November.



He would be a top 5 on a sucks on dirt and awesome on turf list if restricted to just American horses. There have been a lot of excellent Euro's who rocked on turf and couldn't beat anything on dirt.
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Olympio, Bien Bien, Hawkster, Jovial, opening Verse, Geri, affluent, antespend
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Poor, old Prized is still hanging with BTA in Charles Town.
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