I've been super busy lately Taz ... but I'll be at Clock's corner bright and early early tomorrow and Sunday ... eager to check out all the visiting ponies! 

Quote from: serenassong on October 17, 2014, 04:40:15 AM
Not on vet's list, but a more complete one should be out today.  The more I think about it, the more it sounds like he was just plum tired.

That's my guess ... that or just didn't feel like running anymore ...

He's never been really interested in racing ... I think he needs to be a show pony ... he's gorgeous! 

He's a pretty guy, but unfortunately has never been much of a runner.

Koriner has never been high on him. It's the ownership who continues to want to run him.

I'd love to see DS all of a sudden run a race that matches his looks though ... he's stunning!

Dude should have come down in that Santa Anita Handicap ... and those of us there booed them mercilessly when they let him stay up ...

It's my opinion that they did so either because he was a Baffert horse or because they wanted the history of Sutherland being the 1st woman to win it ... or both ...

It was a horrible call.

As far as last Saturday's Awesome Again?

I agree with Taz on this. As Hollendorfer said, it's time to put your big boy boots on.

This complaining is uncalled for.

Theses types of things, making a horse go wide intentionally or boxing them in intentionally happen from time to time when 1 horse is notably better than the rest of the field.

They tried it with Zenyatta several times (boxing in), with Nashoba's Key in her Breeders'Cup (boxing in), with Ultimate Eagle in The Santa Anita Handicap (suicidal pace by Gladding) and pretty much boxed California Chrome in during the Pennsylvania Derby too ...

It comes with the game sometimes when 1 horse towers above the rest of the field sometimes ... the jock of that horse should realize that and plan accordingly on avoiding being in that position ...

At least that's what I'd have done as a jockey for the Awesome Again ...

There's no way Smith didn't know that the other jockeys knew he was on a better horse than theirs ... he should have anticipated that and found a way around it ...

(The key point to my missive is being on the horse that is head and shoulders the best and you AND the other jockeys know it. Straight up they know they're on a lesser horse ... so "race riding" is the only chance they have to beat it ... or ... they could have just mailed in the victory for Shared Belief and just let him run freely and unimpeded.)

Quote from: Man o Taz on September 26, 2014, 10:37:03 AM
Here's a nice article about Mr. Hollendorfer and his charge, Shared Belief.

Jerry Hollendorfer's Patience Pays With Shared Belief
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-shared-belief-dwyre-20140925-column.html

I didn't know Mr. Ward was an assistant of Mr. Frankel.

Here's an article on three year olds...
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/2014/09/25/shared-belief-fellow-year-olds-lead-breeders-cup-chase/16222227/

Nice to see Dan The Man get a mention for once ...

Quote from: serenassong on September 24, 2014, 09:29:53 AM
Ah, good- wondering when he was going to be back!

At the start of the year, I had my top 3 rated in the following order ...

Indianapolis
Shared Belief
Bayern

So needless to say, I expected BIG BIG things from Indianapolis before he went out.

Great news ... My boy Indianapolis is back in the fray this Friday at Santa Anita! 

The bad news is I can't be there ... wish it were Saturday instead. 

I hope he kicks butt!

This guy is just a big puppy dog ... so sweet and loving ... If fact, one of the kindest souls I've ever met ...

I'm very happy for him to make it out sound ... I hope wherever he ends up, he's very loved and appreciated and lives a long, long happy life!

The greedy part of me wants him to become a track pony ... he certainly has the temperment (when he's not racing) ... but I'm guessing that would be too awesome to actually happen.

Ah ... Indianapolis ...

My initial top 3 three year olds for the Derby trail were ...

Indianapolis
Shared Belief
Bayern

(I think in that order ... not sure, but it gives you an idea of how impressed I was with Indianapolis)

(That was before Junior started his winning streak)

It will be interesting to FINALLY get to see if Indianapolis can live up to all the promise I saw at the beginning of the year ... seems so long ago ...

If Shared Belief doesn't get it ... I'm betting Majestic Harbor will ...

My heart want the Dude ... but I think he's gonna crater. 

Man ... crater city with Bayern ...

And then there were 2 as far a the best 3 year old in the country ...

Shared Belief or California Chrome ...

Guess we'll know a lot more after tomorrow ...

(What the heck happened with Indianapolis??? I'm beginning to think he'll never run again!)

Oh wow ... I did not know that. Thanks for sharing ...

I'm glad he's getting the opportunity! I hope he fares well. 

Quote from: Man o Taz on July 08, 2014, 10:27:17 AM
I think Curlin became Zenyatta.

http://thoroughbredracingfans.com/forum/index.php?action=register

Here's where you register or was that not the question...

That was the question Taz ... but upon clicking on your link, it just takes me back to the Index ...

I still don't see where a potential new member might register.

Being that the last new member joined in January .... I'm guessing that the means of getting registered here need to be reposted ...

I can't remember the exact details on how to do that ... can anybody help? 

Quote from: curtis on July 07, 2014, 09:59:43 PM
Well, we have seen that the road to Horse of the Year is a mile long and is covered with turf.

As far as I've heard, Horse Of The Year is not the goal ... it would be gravy.

An Eclipse for top 3 year old is the focus from what I've been told.