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05-15-2013, 03:59 PM
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Great thread. I'm a big fan of the Folkerstone.
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05-15-2013, 05:35 PM
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I like stories like this one, horses like this who surpass all expectation...
Owners like this who are so completely exuberant and uncensored... ... hearing about horses who are bought and sent here, to this country, to race... I'm sorry this seems to bother a couple of you so much. I can't quite figure out why it does but hey if it makes you feel better to make it like I'm some complete moron for posting this kind of thing? Go for it. Glad I could help.
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10-21-2013, 05:14 PM
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Could not ask for a better... well not ending but next chapter.
This is awesome news!!!  http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...=last7DaysNews
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10-21-2013, 11:59 PM
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For us who follow both codes here in the US, Hunt Ball’s dismal failure does not come as a surprise. Don’t know what Atlantic Equine paid for him, but if it was anything over $30K, he was greatly overpriced. His last UK win at Taunton was what amounted to a generous Class 3 event, whereby he didn’t really beat anything. Supposedly he got his ground here in the US, but not once did he pick up his feet. Thought maybe he didn’t like the inner turf courses, but not getting a result at a proper chasing course (Far Hills) tells me he is quite ordinary. A lateral move from Sheppard to Henderson won’t help. There was no issue with his jumping National Fences, he’s just not a very fast horse.
It would have been interesting to see at what level he would have been competitive here. Perhaps, he would have been better suited as a Timber horse. Moving back to the UK won’t change the fact that he is ordinary and I would not expect him to win a graded race there. I applaud Atlantic Equine for taking a shot at trying to bring a quality chaser/hurdler to the US. Unfortunately, Hunt Ball wasn’t that horse.
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