Royal Ascot chit chat thread
 

Ms. Caviar today at Newmarket...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3EbBaR8G8A

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HK runner Joy and Fun recovering from a bruised heel...

"He is a trojan - with all the major injuries he has had - a fractured wither, shoulder problems, a broken cannon bone, what else can you throw at him? He is a war horse," said Cruz.

Stephanie's Kitten out...

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On the brave ones who are possible to face off with Frankel...

http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd

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On Planteur, just because he never gets much press...:)

http://icard.888sport.com/news/17153...big-assignment

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... and on Ortensia from tomorrows Herald Sun (again, just because)...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/su...-1226394795340

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The official site...

http://www.ascot.co.uk/?page=royal_ascot

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Full records / replays for the 2 HK runners...

Little Bridge (9-2-1- of 19)

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...=L285&search=1

... and the grand old and well-travelled vet, Joy and Fun...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...&Option=1#htop

looking forward to it. and they have the beast in the first race!

Absolutely, SS!

As far as betting races I cannot wait for this one!

Betting Forecast / King's Stand:

9/2 Ortensia, 5/1 Bated Breath, 5/1 Wizz Kid, 7/1 Sole Power, 8/1 Little Bridge, 12/1 Joy And Fun, 12/1 Prohibit, 16/1 Margot Did, 20/1 Amour Propre, 20/1 Tangerine Trees, 25/1 Masamah, 25/1 Spirit Quartz, 25/1 Stone Of Folca, 33/1 Dinkum Diamond, 33/1 Hamish McGonagall, 33/1 Medicean Man, 33/1 Monsieur Joe, 33/1 Secret Asset, 33/1 Night Carnation, 33/1 Bapak Chinta, 33/1 Stepper Point, 33/1 Caledonia Lady, 33/1 Ponty Acclaim

so i've heard that they have had a lot of rain and are expecting a soft course. so much that wesley ward isn't going at all. i wonder if there will be scratches from any of the major players............

Hope not!

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http://horses.sportinglife.com/SL_Fa...130850,00.html

Pulling out my hair trying to figure out how to arrange Bated Breath, Ortensia, Little Bridge, Joy And Fun and Margot Did.

As usual I'm playing Excelebration to beat Frankel although a, haven't had much luck in the past :D :wf and b, I do like Red Jazz as well.

Can't wait!

Hope the HK kids do well (some tough girls up against them though) and of course best of luck, Mr. Channon. :)

How about you SS? Are you playing every race? Looking forward to / playing / rooting for anyone in particular?

i'm just looking forward to seeing frankel and black caviar. i can't remember if frankel has run on a soft course. do you know if excelebration "excels" on a soft course? he will definitely need some kind of edge to have a chance to beat the beast.

Here are my very fine Royal Horsey Picks :)

2.25 Frankel
3.05 Ortensia ( I think Morty's Pick would be #19:D)
3.45 Power
4.25 Sir Prancelot (Like #7 too)
5.00 Simenon
5.35 Lyric Ace

I'm looking forward to seeing Black Caviar and really hoping for a loss.

Why is that?

You'll be disappointed then.

Wtf? :mad:

With 30 minutes to post, Frankel is 1/9 with more than 220,000 to win bet on him.
Freaken 11 horse field and ONLY win betting ? What a joke.

He's that good :)

Good call MMSC! :)

I just get tired of overrated provincial horses. Beating the same limited group over and over doesn't impress me. It's getting to be the same thing with Frankel although at least his races are world class races open to everyone. She's got to step out of her comfort zone and win. If she does, I'll quickly be here to give her the credit she deserves but until then, I hold off. It's not much different than Zenyatta just beating up on the same Southern Cal stiff race after race.

Thank you! I love that horse! :D :$: :$:

So your hoping she loses so you can say she was just "average"?

It's not like she's been beating allowance type horses.

I believe I will be but one of many that will be cheering her on this Saturday. Not only because of what she has already shown, but because we want to believe that she is as good or even better than we have so far seen. They at least put her on a plane and traveled 30 hours to prove it. No one can say her connections ever "ducked" the competition in order to remain unbeaten.

Black Caviar is a truly exceptional race horse. To be able to look back one day and say "I remember when......", just as those do/did that were witness to previous greats of the past such as Secretariat, Phar Lap, Sea Bird, Ruffian, etc.,is going to be an awesome feeling.

any link to free pps for this meet

Yeah Hay List is an average horse. I'm sure Black Caviar will be intimidated by the monsters she'll face this weekend.