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![]() So I guess that clamoring for a Pharoah-Kentuckian matchup might not be so forthcoming?
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However, I'll have to clear some space on my schedule if I want to see the last quarter mile. Gimme Da Lute is a lot better than he showed in KY and MD, and probably will do best at 7f in the long run so hopefully Bob Baffert makes a calculated move and shoots for the King's Bishop next. Otherwise we'll just have to wait for the Malibu. Meanwhile, the next flashy CA horse to run the internet gauntlet might be Look Twice, who looked like a seasoned professional in his debut last month. |
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As an aside, rough Eastern swing for the Cali contingent this weekend with Gaines, O'Neill, Eurton and Baltas all going home without major checks.
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984. |
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![]() Carla Gaines has shipped 5 horses out of CA over the last 5 years and is a perfect 5-5. They've all been beaten double digits, including Bolo twice now.
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Sharla Rae was 99-1 or should have been. Brice Blanc did Spanish Queen no favors, not that she was beating Lady Eli or the Euros anyways. Ashleyluvssugar was a sitting duck following Shining Copper with no cover. Then again, he was probably one bad effort away from running for a claiming tag back earlier this year. The fact that Finnegans Wake, a perennial also-ran back east at 3 and 4, went to CA and immediately dominated the turf division was all anyone needed to red pen anything silly enough to ship out of CA. Crucero, a horse who only about 70 days ago broke his maiden for a $20k tag, won a 5-horse San Juan Capistrano at Santa Anita on closing day. Why on earth Ashleyluvssugar, a Cal-bred no less, shipped all the way to NJ to face multiple G1 winners is beyond me. But hey, at least we have Hard Aces. |
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![]() Kentuckian will make a top-class sprinter. But, his dam side is poor for routes and it showed.
Forest Music faded in a similar fashion in the 2003 BC Juvenile Fillies. |
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![]() Spanish Queen had an awful trip. I thought Kentuckian looked a little short behind when he jogged back to be unsaddled.
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![]() That colt will be on the "How do I get some track cred" on my resume to stand next year path for the rest of 2015. Maybe something like the Penn derby or some other G3 in the Midwest.
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