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Old 10-28-2009, 05:17 PM
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No they won't; they'll just run on the turf instead.
So a horse like Informed Decision would go to the 'turf' instead of the dirt.

Cmon people....
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Old 10-28-2009, 05:19 PM
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So a horse like Informed Decision would go to the 'turf' instead of the dirt.

Cmon people....
She won a G1 at Churchill, why would she have any problem with that surface?
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Old 10-28-2009, 05:20 PM
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Maybe not Informed Decision, but Gio Ponti would most assuredly not be running on the dirt.
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Old 10-28-2009, 05:30 PM
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Maybe not Informed Decision, but Gio Ponti would most assuredly not be running on the dirt.
I wouldn't necessarily say that as fact. Turf horses have always come and tried the dirt in the Classic because of the purse and other, not sure what Gio Ponti has done on the dirt, but I am guessing it wasn't good, but for 5 million, people do crazy things.
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Old 10-28-2009, 05:28 PM
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She won a G1 at Churchill, why would she have any problem with that surface?
in the slop...There are a ton of horses that hate the slop. Is slop really considered dirt, because a slop race, like a poly race, are run completely different from a fast dirt race
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Old 10-28-2009, 05:37 PM
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She won a G1 at Churchill, why would she have any problem with that surface?

The group she beat was one of the worst I remember. What happened in the Ballerina? Everyone says Indian Blessing is done, she was no where NEAR HER.
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Old 10-28-2009, 08:00 PM
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The group she beat was one of the worst I remember. What happened in the Ballerina? Everyone says Indian Blessing is done, she was no where NEAR HER.
Yup. The slop and the field had everything to do with Informed Decison's one win on dirt. She is an awesome synthetics horse though.
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Old 10-28-2009, 05:23 PM
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So a horse like Informed Decision would go to the 'turf' instead of the dirt.

Cmon people....
okay thats it.. you sold me.. I fake breeders cups!


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Old 10-28-2009, 06:36 PM
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Im looking at the nomination PP"s and just a few thoughts so far....

The Juvenile Fillies Turf appears to be loaded.

The Ladies Classic is a JOKE WITHOUT ZENYATTA.


Aidan O'brien looks to have the top contenders in both Juvy Turf races.

I dont know much about Fleeting Spirit, but he was the chalk in the turf sprint last year and appears to be in better form this year. Just watched the replay and he def. broke slow last year as well. I think Gotta Have Her has a huge chance. There is also a first time Mandella that looks decent, cutback and look back to the turf sprints in the PP"S.

The turf looks kinda shitty, I like Spanish Moon.
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Old 10-28-2009, 07:04 PM
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I dont know much about Fleeting Spirit, but he was the chalk in the turf sprint last year and appears to be in better form this year.
Fleeting Spirit is a 'she'.. Might be a good starting point in the learning curve.
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Fleeting Spirit is a 'she'.. Might be a good starting point in the learning curve.
Please be nice to Rock hard cock
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Please be nice to Rock hard cock
I second that we don't want to lose his quarter million dollar a day handle.
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Old 10-29-2009, 12:16 PM
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Sweet Hearth won't travel to U.S. for Cup
By Alan Shuback

http://www.drf.com/news/article/108493.html

Sweet Hearth, pre-entered in both the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and the Filly & Mare Sprint, will not be traveling to Santa Anita for either race as she scoped badly on Thursday at her training base in Chantilly. Her trainer, Alain de Royer-Dupre, promptly withdrew her from consideration.

Sweet Hearth had finished second in the Group 1 Prix de la Foret on Oct. 4 when she was headed on the line by Varenar while finishing a half-length in front of Breeders' Cup Mile favorite Goldikova. Her defection means that there are now only two French-trained horses left in the Cup, Goldikova herself and her Freddy Head-trained stablemate Only Green, who runs in the Filly & Mare Turf Sprint.

The withdrawal of Sweet Hearth from her first preference in the Dirt Mile leaves a spot open for either Karelian or Mr. Sidney, both of whose first choices are the Mile, or for Ready's Echo, who is pre-entered solely in the Dirt Mile.
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Old 10-28-2009, 07:52 PM
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Thanks...
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