Best Ride Of The Day

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

I 2nd that 100%. What about Badge Of Silver today. I thought for sure he would fall back but he hung on to be 3rd. But the Turf was just a bad bad bad field.

Badge of Silver was also terrific today. Didn't even get the lead, chased a fast pace, off 10 months, and was still third ( and barely beaten for second ).

Hate to say it but that was hardly one of the better Mile fields we have ever seen. Some nice horses but nothing exceptional. Still, you have to tip your hat to Miesque's Approval, who ran for a tag 366 days ago, and Marty Wolfson.

[SniperSB23]

Jose Santos deserves some props for recognizing something was wrong with Fleet Indian and getting her pulled up and out of the way as quick a s he did.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Badge of Silver was also terrific today. Didn't even get the lead, chased a fast pace, off 10 months, and was still third ( and barely beaten for second ).

Hate to say it but that was hardly one of the better Mile fields we have ever seen. Some nice horses but nothing exceptional. Still, you have to tip your hat to Miesque's Approval, who ran for a tag 366 days ago, and Marty Wolfson.

The turf races were pretty weak IMO. The F&M turf was the best of the three. But MA did it when it counted. I wonder if we will see BOS again.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

The turf races were pretty weak IMO. The F&M turf was the best of the three. But MA did it when it counted. I wonder if we will see BOS again.

Another 10 months?

Frankly, I thought his performance was extra special considering he was scratched.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Another 10 months?

Frankly, I thought his performance was extra special considering he was scratched.

That was pretty funny. Who was it that said he was going to be scratched?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

That was pretty funny. Who was it that said he was going to be scratched?

Dixie...but he knows I'm just teasing him.

I think Frankel probably wishes he scratched EVERY horse he ran at Churchill this week. Talk about underperforming your odds.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Dixie Porter

I guess you think that was pretty funny, and as usual your "cheap shots" are off base and lame.

Your mouth wasn't so big when the Midas Eyes, on 10 days rest, won big at Stga.

BOS could have won the Cigar and gone out a winner (I had it on the table 24 hrs to post). I do not know anything about stud value but I guess yesterday's race was as a good as a win in the Cigar (personally, I don't give a damn). I got plenty of money and I'd rather win a race than finish a GOOD third in the BC.

First of all, I was obviously teasing you, and said so in a later post. But, to be perfectly honest, how could you not expect at LEAST some ribbing after starting a thread claiming he was scratching a few days ago?

What does Midas Eyes winning the Forego, as a very logical horse, have to do with this. Any sane person knew he was at least a strong contendor that day.

Yesterday's effort did little to nothing for his stud value, which apparently aint much considering he keeps being unretired because they can't get a deal, and if you think he was beating Discreet Cat in the Cigar you apparently are watching two very different horses than the ones that have been competing on racetracks. Badge of Silver is a nice horse that has never lived up to his ridiculous early hype, probably more than partly due to injuries, and he ran pretty well yesterday IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RACE....but sorry if I am unimpressed with the overall quality of that field.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

I think the ride on R ROCKS was the best.Dettori said he knew they were coming back to him(they couldn't keep up that pace.) He also moved at a time that kept him from getting caught by BETTER TALK.I don't try to beat this guy anymore.Both the rides he gave on his winners today were really nice.

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

I think the ride on R ROCKS was the best.Dettori said he knew they were coming back to him(they couldn't keep up that pace.) He also moved at a time that kept him from getting caught by BETTER TALK.I don't try to beat this guy anymore.Both the rides he gave on his winners today were really nice.

Very good point. I just watched the replay of this race and it was a darn good ride. He is in a different class when he is riding against US jocks on turf.

[Danzig]

jara on invasor.
hell, i coulda ridden ouija to victory.

[jpops757]

Some very nice rides but Calvins was as good as it gets. Not many woulda squeezed through ton the rail like he did. Look at the replay and he was 1/2 a jump from being squeezed back. Most all Jocks can take up and swing around but timing and finding a hole is alot more artful. It wasnt like the hole was left there for Borel. It was fast closing on him by slower horses. He actuall got bumpted getting through. Calvins was the best by far.

[The Bid]

Anything Frankie sat on.

[Five Star Derek]

Castro did a great job getting Miesques Approval clear outside down the stretch in the Mile. I thought his ride was one of the better one's even though he gambled a little going wide.