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Payson Dave 08-19-2007 05:50 PM

For fans of The Green Monkey
 
Unraced three-year-old THE GREEN MONKEY (Forestry), who sold for a world-record $16 million at auction in 2006, worked five furlongs from the gate in :59 4/5.

letswastemoney 08-19-2007 06:06 PM

:eek: No more monkeying around for him

hoovesupsideyourhead 08-19-2007 06:07 PM

im impressed..he really has done enough.........

Payson Dave 08-19-2007 06:10 PM

With the way the Pletcher barn has been going this past week, they may be getting desparate an hoping to get him in the starting gate.

hoovesupsideyourhead 08-19-2007 06:23 PM

three lions at toga monday winna winna.....

pmayjr 08-19-2007 07:13 PM

Have they declared when he'll run in an actual race yet?

hi_im_god 08-19-2007 08:10 PM

15 yard penalty.

unneccesary roughness.

this is the flip side of the last week in april newbie "i like the derby favorite" post.

enough. i think everyone gets it.

eajinabi 08-20-2007 12:17 AM

did they start the clock after one furlong?

NoLuvForPletch 08-21-2007 01:11 PM

Rumors about a start swirling
 
This could be it. We'll find out tomorrow.

http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbH...0825-20070825D

The question is does he go in Race 4, 8 or 9?

Seriously though, oh how I hope he runs on Saturday. It would quickly go from Travers Day to Green Monkey Day, as it would be more of a highlight than Street Sense allowing his owners to "paint the canoe".

Sightseek 08-21-2007 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch
This could be it. We'll find out tomorrow.

http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbH...0825-20070825D

The question is does he go in Race 4, 8 or 9?

Seriously though, oh how I hope he runs on Saturday. It would quickly go from Travers Day to Green Monkey Day, as it would be more of a highlight than Street Sense allowing his owners to "paint the canoe".

Great Avatar by the way. I'm oddly very excited over the prospect of The Green Monkey running, it's sorta like staying awake late hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa Clause when you were little.

Scav 08-21-2007 01:21 PM

I am going to pray for him to run this Saturday, so I can play against him. Will be the most overbet maiden in the history of horse racing

MaTH716 08-21-2007 01:38 PM

Saturday would be perfect. There is no giveaway planned for Sunday, so if he runs they could give away those GREEN MONKEY BOBBLEHEADS they probably have sitting in a warehouse in Astoria away. I smell an new attendance record!

Riot 08-21-2007 01:40 PM

Do you not think five furlongs from the gate in :59 4/5 is just fine for a young horse working towards his first start?

Payson Dave 08-21-2007 01:55 PM

Working 5f in 59&4/5s from the gate is a pretty good work....Keep in mind that this is a 3yo colt not a 2yo...


On edit....the workout was down at Belmont...

parsixfarms 08-21-2007 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riot
Do you not think five furlongs from the gate in :59 4/5 is just fine for a young horse working towards his first start?

They're all bred to work in 59.4. It's how he did it that really counts.

Riot 08-21-2007 06:04 PM

Not to those that have this silly disparaging thing going for the poor horse.

Sightseek 08-21-2007 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
I'm sure the horses feelings aren't hurt. It seems like pretty harmless fun to me. I also don't think the horse is a "poor horse" at all. he probably lives better than most of us.

Seriously, I deal with pains in my ass all day long and no one sends me on vacation to a farm.

Hickory Hill Hoff 08-21-2007 07:13 PM

If he debuts Saturday, it could be bigger than Street Sense winning the Travers! LOL!!!

Indian Charlie 08-21-2007 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sightseek
Seriously, I deal with pains in my ass all day long and no one sends me on vacation to a farm.


Let me preface this post by apologizing up front. I just could not help myself, especially since I, well, you know what you said earlier! :)

Ok, here goes.


Does Morty know about these pains in your ass that you have to deal with all day long??

Sorry! ;)


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