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05-11-2008, 12:45 PM
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Considering Take's home track is Sha Tin, I don't see how our little Belmont track would be a problem for him.
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05-11-2008, 12:51 PM
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05-11-2008, 12:58 PM
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Go look. I'm sure Belmont will seem like a canter through an open meadow compared to Sha Tin.
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05-11-2008, 01:08 PM
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Sha Tin 1899 meters or 1.17998 miles Belmont 2414.016 meters or 1.5 miles
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05-11-2008, 02:45 PM
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One other thing I noticed about Casino Drive (and his entry mate in the Peter Pan) is that nobody has yet mentioned the medication thing - which sorta surprises me.
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05-11-2008, 02:47 PM
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Fernando Jara would be a good choice
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05-11-2008, 10:22 PM
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05-11-2008, 01:06 PM
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I thought the plan all along had been to bring Take over for the Belmont.....
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05-11-2008, 01:10 PM
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PS Apacheeeeeeeee ~!
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05-11-2008, 01:12 PM
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And the all weather track at Sha Tin is shorter, at 1560 meters.
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05-11-2008, 01:12 PM
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05-11-2008, 01:15 PM
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As an aside, anyone know how his stablemate back home is doing?
His name is Tiger Mask (same owner) and all his $ earned goes to charity (an orphanage). Just wondering..... it's hard finding news from the JRA at times...
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05-11-2008, 01:30 PM
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Can't we reasonably expect him to show up a week or two (or more) prior and catch a few mounts and gain some experience before the big one?
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05-11-2008, 08:49 PM
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Take's a damn good rider, world class infact. I know he did a stint out West a few years ago to luke warm success and perhaps that is what most North American observers remember from him. But in Japan where racing is 1st class, and there are multiple big races, this guy is a big race rider. Sure he gets the mounts but he converts a vast majority of them.
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05-12-2008, 02:18 PM
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just guessing. They need to bring Darren Beadman's ass over from Australia and let him guide the emmefffer home.
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05-12-2008, 03:08 PM
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 * * * By all accounts, he's pretty excited about Belmont.....  http://sports.nifty.com/take/diary_top.htm
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05-12-2008, 03:33 PM
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Additionally, I would also include Douglas Whyte in the same catagory. He's hardly a household name over here.
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05-12-2008, 03:36 PM
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