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05-20-2007, 08:30 PM
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who will retire first, and why?
I say curlin is 1/9 to retire before street sense. for the obvious reasons. anyone care to differ?
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05-20-2007, 08:34 PM
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I think it's going to be Street Sense and I think it will be before the summer is over. Today's horses just can't take the kind of tough races he's had back to back to back to back. Especially with the short breaks. He's already won the Derby. I think it's going to be Street Sense. But Curlin won't be far behind. I'd say we have only a 25% chance of seeing one of them in the BC and a 10% chance of seeing both.
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05-20-2007, 08:51 PM
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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05-20-2007, 09:12 PM
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Curlin does not come from the greatest family which may adveresely affect his stud career. but his family is solid with dams that have produced many runners and some black type.
Last edited by sumitas : 05-20-2007 at 09:23 PM.
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05-20-2007, 08:55 PM
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Street Cry and Smart Strike may have a lot to do with it.
Smart Strike is pretty hot right now. Smart Strike is already listed 75k could even go up a little. Not sure of the age/condition of the Stallion, but with that asset already maxed out, Curlin can retire and start his own legacy whenever they feel he is ready. Street Sense is one of Street Cry's leading runners. Street Sense seems genuinely healthy , the Bluegrass was basically a solid work, so after 2 big races, one of which was all-out, he should be fine after a month or so off. Street Cry is a bargain at "only" 30k listed as of now and it is a good bet to increase a bit on his own before Street Sense is retired. Street Sense running a big 3yo campaign could be a major asset to his sire, and his future earnings at stud.
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05-21-2007, 11:16 AM
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being a son of an internationally respected and desirable stallion like Danzig, Hard Spun is the biggest candidate for early retirement. If he had won the Derby or Preakness, the next stone-bruise might have been enough. But he needs a major G1 triumph on his CV before he goes to stud - the Belmont, Travers, JC Gold Cup, etc.; they'll keep going at least until he has one of these.
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05-21-2007, 01:17 PM
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Although he's not a sprinter in the traditional sense, I wouldn't be suprised to see the connections of Hard Spun cut him back to 7F and take a run at the King's Bishop next out
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