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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
Nice write up, but just a couple of points.....
Henny is no longer with Godolphin.
Someone said Discreet Cat didn't beat much in the UAE Derby? No, perhaps that was true in the Areej (I mean Sand Cat? O-kaaaay), but remember Invasor, Flamme de passion and Simpatico Bribon were all beaten. I don't know about anyone here but I'm thrilled with Invasor and can't wait to see this triple crown winner in the Suburban.
Electrocutionist isn't with Darley, he's with Godolphin. Bad to mix the two up.....
Frankie has been working Iffraaj and he's looking like a monster so look for him next week at Ascot.
Afrashad..... now there's one to watch.
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The Godolphin runners, by age..... ( long, sorry)...
Eight-Year-Olds
With Reason (USA) Ch G Nashwan Just Cause
Seven-Year-Olds
Sights on Gold (IRE) Ch H Indian Ridge Summer Trysting
Naheef (IRE) Bay G Marju Golden Digger
Six-Year-Olds
Etesaal (USA) Dkb/br H Danzig Electric Society
Desert Destiny (GB) Bay G Desert Prince High Savannah
Lateen Sails (GB) Ch G Elmaamul Felucca
Roskilde (IRE) Bay G Danehill Melisendra
Five-Year-Olds
Andean (GB) Bay G Singspiel Anna Matrushka
Bull Run (IRE) Gr G Daylami Bulaxie
Bygone Days (GB) Ch G Desert King May Light
Into The Dark (GB) Ch G Rainbow Quest Land Of Dreams
Brunel (IRE) B H Marju Castlerahan
Byron (GB) Bay H Green Desert Gay Gallanta
Caradak (IRE) Bay H Desert Style Caraiyma
Cherry Mix (FR) Gr H Linamix Cherry Moon
Electrocutionist (USA) Bay H Red Ransom Elbaaha
Golden Sahara (IRE) Bay H Green Desert Golden Digger
Heart Alone (BRZ) B H Music Prospector Sylicon Purple
Iffraaj (GB) Bay H Zafonic Pastorale
Imperial Stride (GB) Bay H Indian Ridge Place De L'opera
Rosencrans (USA) Bay H Forest Wildcat General's Mistress
Sabbeeh (USA) Bay H Red Ransom Capistrano Day
Guadalajara (GER) Ch M Acatenango Guernica
Four-Year-Olds
Afrashad (USA) Ch C Smoke Glacken Flo White
Ballinteni (GB) Bay C Machiavellian Silabteni
Belenus (IRE) Ch C Dubai Millennium Ajhiba
Berenson (IRE) Bay C Entrepreneur On Air
Centaurus (GB) Gr C Daylami Dandanna
Council Member (USA) Bay C Seattle Slew Zoe Montana
Crimson Sun (USA) Bay C Danzig Crimplene
Descartes (GB) Bay C Dubai Millennium Gold's Dance
Desert Chief (GB) Bay C Green Desert Oriental Fashion
Earl's Court (GB) Bay C King's Best Reine Wells
Echo Of Light (GB) Bay C Dubai Millennium Spirit Of Tara
Esquire (GB) Bay C Dubai Millennium Esperada
Goodricke (GB) Bay C Bahamian Bounty Star
Great Britain (GB) Bay C Green Desert Park Appeal
Layman (USA) Ch C Sunday Silence Laiyl
Librettist (USA) Bay C Danzig Mysterial
Mathematician (IRE) Br C Machiavellian Zibilene
Northern Splendour (USA) Ch C Giant's Causeway Ribbonwood
Perfectperformance (USA) Ch C Rahy Balistroika
Pinson (IRE) Gr C Halling Tadorne
Proclamation (IRE) Gr C King's Best Shamarra
Rock Music (GB) Ch C Singspiel Stack Rock
Safsoof (USA) Bay C Gilded Time Halcyon Bird
Satchem (IRE) Br C Inchinor Mohican Princess
Stetchworth Prince (GB) Bay C Cadeaux Genereux Elfin Laughter
Subpoena (GB) Bay C Diktat Trefoil
The Geezer (GB) Ch C Halling Polygueza
Where With All (IRE) Bay C Montjeu Zelding
Windsor Knot (IRE) Ch C Pivotal Triple Tie
Antique (IRE) Ch F Dubai Millennium Truly Generous
Astronomia (NZ) Ch F King's Best Astralita
Gonbarda (GER) Bay F Lando Gonfalon
Lake Toya (USA) Bay F Darshaan Shinko Hermes
Oiseau Rare (FR) Ch F King's Best Oiseau De Feu
Pictavia (IRE) Ch F Sinndar Insijaam
Portrayal (USA) Bay F Saint Ballado True Glory
Shawanda (IRE) Bay F Sinndar Shamawna
Vista Bella (GB) Bay F Diktat Cox Orange
Ashkal Way (IRE) Ch G Ashkalani Golden Way
Craft Fair (IRE) Bay G Danehill Brush Strokes
Jalldee (FR) Bay G Green Desert Princess Haifa
Kerashan (IRE) B G Sinndar Kerataka
Real Quality (USA) B G Elusive Quality Pleasant Prize
Scriptwriter (IRE) Bay G Sadler's Wells Dayanata
Sunday Symphony (GB) Br G Sunday Silence Darrery
Zabeel Palace (GB) B G Grand Lodge Applecross
Three-Year-Olds
Achill Bay (IRE) Bay C Peintre Celebre Albacora
Always Emirates (USA) Bay C Danzig Country Belle
Ashaawes (USA) Bay C Kingmambo Crown Of Crimson
Austrian (UAE) Ch C Jade Robbery Anne D'autriche
Blue Ksar (FR) Bay C Anabaa Delicieuse Lady
Blue Mirage (IRE) Bay C King's Best Catch The Blues
Bold and Free (USA) Ch C Giant's Causeway Sweeping Story
Bold Crusader (GB) Bay C Cape Cross Tee Cee
Capricorn Run (USA) Dkb/br C Elusive Quality Cercida
Count Trevisio (IRE) Bay C Danehill Stylish
Dawn Quest (USA) Bay C Dynaformer Sun And Shade
Dickensian (IRE) Br C Xaar Cappella
Discreet Cat (USA) Bay C Forestry Pretty Discreet
Economic (IRE) Bay C Danehill Dancer Warusha
Emirates Skyline (USA) Bay C Sunday Silence The Caretaker
Emirates To Dubai (USA) Ch C Storm Cat Morn Of Song
Extreme Measures (GB) Bay C Montjeu Fade
Faith And Reason (USA) Bay C Sunday Silence Sheer Reason
Familiar Territory (GB) Br C Cape Cross Forever Fine
Gulf Of Gold (USA) Dkb/br C Seeking The Gold Borodislew
Hawks Home (USA) Bay C Distant View Altamura
Highland Blaze (USA) Ch C Unbridled's Song Green Lady
Highlander (GB) Ch C Elusive Quality Highland Ceilidh
Jeu de Mot (IRE) Bay C Montjeu Nwaahil
Kilworth (IRE) Gr C Kalanisi Perugia
Leo (GB) Ch C Pivotal Miss Penton
Maraagel (USA) Bay C Danzig Hasnaael Reef
Melodic Score (USA) Bay C Kingmambo Ring Of Music
Narvik (IRE) Ch C Galileo Arctic Hunt
Natural Force (IRE) Bay C King's Best Wolf Cleugh
Noble Gent (IRE) Bay C Danehill Blanche Dubois
Opera Cape (GB) Bay C Barathea Optaria
Palace Episode (USA) Dkb C Machiavellian Palace Weekend
Pawtucket (IRE) Bay C Cape Cross Manchaca
Power Politics (USA) Bay C Seeking The Gold Stormy Pick
Priors Hill (IRE) Bay C Danehill Lailati
Rampallion (GB) Bay C Daylami Minute Waltz
Rondo (USA) Dkb C Grand Slam Dama
Ruler's Gold (USA) Bay C Rahy Crystal Crossing
Scandal Keeper (USA) Dkb/br C Danzig Canny Miss
Seabow (USA) Bay C Rainbow Quest Dream Bay
Shariki (USA) Dkb/br C Spectrum Zahrat Dubai
Sharpsburg (USA) Bay C Giant's Causeway Sofitina
Stepping Up (IRE) Ch C Soviet Star Rise And Fall
Testimony (USA) Bay C Yes It's True Kit Kat Kitty
Thought Leader (USA) Ch C Saint Ballado Classy Mirage
True Cause (USA) Ch C Storm Cat Dearly
Tufton (GB) Bay C King's Best Mythical Magic
Winged Cupid (IRE) Bay C In The Wings Sweet Emotion
With Interest (GB) Bay C Selkirk With Fascination
Abhisheka (IRE) Bay F Sadler's Wells Snow Bride
Act Friendly (IRE) Bay F Sadler's Wells Ozone Friendly
Deveron (USA) Dkb F Cozzene Cruisie
Dubai On (GB) Bay F Daylami Cambara
Emily Bronte (GB) Gr F Machiavellian Zafadola
Felicitous (GB) Bay F King's Best Embassy
Fibou (USA) Ch F Seeking The Gold Lilium
Platinum Princess (GB) Br F Diktat Nachtigall
Pure Illusion (IRE) Bay F Danehill Saintly Speech
Reunite (IRE) Ch F Kingmambo Allez Les Trois
Royal Proposal (GB) Bay F King's Best Mrs Ting
Saffwah (IRE) Bay F King's Best Saafeya
Silca's Sister (GB) Ch F Inchinor Silca-cisa
Taranto (GB) Bay F Machiavellian Magna Graecia
Shelhom (GB) Bay G Green Desert Felawnah
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Wow, thats a lot of cutting and pasting from godolphin.com....whew!..
As for the Darley/Godolphin difference, there really isn't a difference at all ither tahn entity...you clearly missed the whole point here...technically, I could include Shadwell and the rest of the family here with my setiments....
..the bottomline is that the Oil money is the best money in this game, and for a while I thought it would forge them into dominance - but the reason it did not for sooooo long was because of the defficiencies in their operation...
...Now though, you can clearly see them making more sounder decisions and it is leading to better racing results....the only thing I really disagree with them in terms of their operation is that they are still sending Eoin Harty horses....I think Harty is a horrible horsemen.....
..Coolmore has done more with less ovre the past decade due to the simple fact that they are smarter horsemen and run a far better all-aropund operation....Coolmore doesn't have NEAR the cash to play with the Sheiks when it comes down to it, but they have the top horse evaluator that I've ever seen in Demi O'Byrne ad guys like Pletcher, O'Brien, Biancone, etc. training their horses and those horsemen are far more talented than Ferguson, Bin Suroor, Harty ad guys like that ever thought they could be...
...If Darley hired Buzz Chace and fired Ferguson and hired Baffert, Mandella, Asmussen, etc. and fired Bin Suroor, Harty and crew - Godolphin would probably dominate American racing - and would have probably had a FAR better chance of winning the Derby by now...