so you dont think he has lost a step ? what are legit goals this year ? a few 2 or 3's in stakes races ?

Obviously based on his 2008 record it looks like he has.

In my opinion the FG race was probably too short for him, and the Nad El Sheba race was top notch quality. Today I thought he had a legitimate chance, even if he perhaps has lost a step. At 9 it would be hard to blame him. I also believe Motion will do right by this horse, if he's done he will do the right thing.

agree with that

Easily J Be K

Zaftig is a serious filly. . . J Be K looked pretty good too.

desert key can compete with j be k

Has to be Dancing Forever followed by Stalinegrad.

dancing forever is in super form

hey i was not the only one who liked stalinegrad, he was bet down from 20-1 to around 12-1

We'll see. . . I don't really have an opinion either way at this point.

Good call on that horse. Wasn't one of my top choices but I used him - needed Denis for the PK4, though.

he did run faster then benny the bull, and the track did not change, from the 1st to the 6th.
he also finished very very strong.

I was rooting for Big Brown but when I saw he was done I was hoping Denis could get up.

How do you know the track didn't change? Not that I'm saying it did - once again - I'm too tired to think about it right now. I do know, though, is that the way Benny closed at the end of his race was much more impressive.

wowowowow.......
benny did not close.... he, hmmm i am drawing a blank on the word... he clunked up, he beat classless over matched horse's... like i said in another thread, benny needed the race today and had no right winning, he won on heart and class alone. if there was a horse with any class on the front end, benny does not get close today, anyone but man of danger...

They both ran around 105 (sorry). Benny gets a pass because hes coming off the Dubai trip and it was 200 degrees when his race went off.

desert key, beyer is around 105 ? thats huge 3rd career start.

once he got going he was motoring in the stretch. i still don't know what class is so i can't really comment on that.

i disagree, strongly... benny is great, wonderful horse... but he won today because the group he faced was very weak, he looked to be in a ton of trouble, and then MAN OF DANGER decides to just stop.

just watch the race again. . . I don't even know what we're arguing about at this point. . .