Arlington Million winner

brockguy · #1 07-12-2008, 08:59 AM

has just won at Ascot - Archipenko...

Thunder Gulch · #2 07-12-2008, 09:14 AM

Why don't the Curlin folks take a shot at the Million? I guess they want to get a race with right hand turns under his belt. Of course, if he flops today, who knows what they do with him.

jwkniska · #3 07-12-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

Why don't the Curlin folks take a shot at the Million? I guess they want to get a race with right hand turns under his belt. Of course, if he flops today, who knows what they do with him.

They want a 12F race over the course. Same type of tactics they used in Dubai. Get a race over the same course at the same distance as a warm-up to the big race.

miraja2 · #4 07-12-2008, 09:54 AM

Whatever happened to last year's winner Jambalya?

CSC · #5 07-12-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by miraja2

Whatever happened to last year's winner Jambalya?

Hurt and needed time off but is back in training, from what I understand he is still aways to go before a return to the track.

ArlJim78 · #6 07-12-2008, 11:26 AM

Archi is a serious top class horse, if he comes he would be very tough.

FGFan · #7 07-12-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CSC

Hurt and needed time off but is back in training, from what I understand he is still aways to go before a return to the track.

I think they said on HRTV last week he, Jambalaya, is seriously hurt again as he resumed training, but I can't find it on either BH or HRTV.

EDIT: Well I can't find it anywhere, but I know it was on HRTV on RDA, and it was fairly serious injury if anyone else remembers can you post it.

brockguy · #8 07-12-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Archi is a serious top class horse, if he comes he would be very tough.

he was clearly not fancied today as well, sent off at 11-1, so the fact he won easy enough bodes well. I was kinda hoping he wouldnt win so i could get a better price for the million..

he is notoriously difficult to train so getting him to arlington will prob be the biggest challenge.

my miss storm cat · #9 07-12-2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by brockguy

has just won at Ascot - Archipenko...

Beat a really nice field home, too.

FGFan · #10 07-15-2008, 03:15 PM

Found out the details on Jambalaya.
He had returned to light training and after a minor workout a month ago he came up lame in a different leg, right hind. They thought it was a muscle injury, didn't seem to heal and they did radiographs and then a bone scan. Nothing has turned up so they are back to thinking muscle injury and giving him time off. I hope it all works out for his very nice connections.