Trivia

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

4) Explosive Red was a front-running grass horse for Frank Stronach who took the Hollywood Derby in '93. However, his half-brother, by Chief's Crown, was more famous, earning the turf Eclipse by winning the BC Turf, coincidentally, run at Hollywood Park. Name him.

I'm confused....wasn't the last BC at Hollywood in 1987? How could Chief's Crown have sired a winner of a BC there?

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm confused....wasn't the last BC at Hollywood in 1987? How could Chief's Crown have sired a winner of a BC there?

It was there in 1997 also.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

It was there in 1997 also.

Right. I forgot. Didn't Skip Away win the Classic by like 50 lengths?

[blackthroatedwind]

5. I know Aldebaran was Sprint Champ in 2003....but I didn't realize he was 3rd in the Hollywood Derby.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm confused....wasn't the last BC at Hollywood in 1987? How could Chief's Crown have sired a winner of a BC there?

Pathetic. How could you not remember Countess Diana burying Career Collection? Favorite Trick holding off Nationalore? Skip Away pummeling Dowty and Whiskey Wisdom? Elmhurst tagging Hesabull?

Are you even a fan of this sport?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Pathetic. How could you not remember Countess Diana burying Career Collection? Favorite Trick holding off Nationalore? Skip Away pummeling Dowty and Whiskey Wisdom? Elmhurst tagging Hesabull?

Are you even a fan of this sport?

The world begins and ends with me, and since I haven't been there since 1987, I just assumed the place was shut down.

By the way, I always loved the Hollywood Derby, but this year's field makes the Jamaica look like a solid race.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

The world begins and ends with me, and since I haven't been there since 1987, I just assumed the place was shut down.

By the way, I always loved the Hollywood Derby, but this year's field makes the Jamaica look like a solid race.

Yeah, it should be demoted to a Grade 2 off of this year alone.

It's sad, too, because with few exceptions since the '90s, the winners (and I presume some of the also-rans) went on to win major races on the turf as 4yos.

I don't think that trend will continue with this year's renewal.

At least it's still a 10f race.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Yeah, it should be demoted to a Grade 2 off of this year alone.

It's sad, too, because with few exceptions since the '90s, the winners (and I presume some of the also-rans) went on to win major races on the turf as 4yos.

I don't think that trend will continue with this year's renewal.

At least it's still a 10f race.

There are simply, outside of Paddy O'Prado, no good 3YO turf horses. Hell, the half to Zenyatta, Souper Spectacular, that won two weeks ago at Aqueduct, would have a shot in here. Clever move running the Jamaica winner in the BC Marathon instead of this race. Then again, if he hadn't run, the BC wouldn't have gotten nearly as much mainstream press.