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Personal Ensign: Hempstead, Shuvee, Whitney, Maskette, Beldame Winning Colors: Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita Derby, Kentucky Derby Goodbye Halo: Las Virgenes, Kentucky Oaks, Mother Goose, CCA Oaks Hail a Cab: Spinster Sham Say: Ruffian Classic Crown: Gazelle Willa On The Move: Ashland Epitome: 1987 Eclipse Champion 2yo Filly Integra: A Gleam, Hawthorne |
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That said, if the field listed here would be the one to ultimately start, I think it would be the only time that each Distaff entrant had a Grade or Group 1 win to their credit in the same year. |
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![]() One of the big ones ain't gonna make it. My prediction is Songbird.
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Cavorting out of Breeders' Cup; likely to be retired Three-time Grade 1 winning filly Cavorting has bruising of the cannon bones and will not run in the Breeders' Cup Distaff, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said Thursday. McLaughlin said he expects the filly will be retired by her owners, Stonestreet Stable. "This might be the best filly I ever trained so it's hard to make this announcement," McLaughlin said. Cavorting, a daughter of Bernardini, was pointing to the BC Distaff coming off wins in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign and Grade 1 Ogden Phipps. At 3, she won the Grade 1 Test. Cavorting retires with a record of 8-1-1 from 13 lifetime starts and career earnings of $2,063,000.
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"An Absolute Thriller!!" - Grassy wins a six-way photo finish, Saratoga 9th, 8-22-09 Last edited by Kasept : 10-13-2016 at 11:35 AM. |
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I am not a vet but I wonder if Bone Bruising or alleged bone bruising can heal with 120 days of RR? Imagine if one of the best fillies Kiaran ever trained if not the best was permitted to recoup and come back as a mare? |
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![]() She could obviously get hurt, but otherwise.. Why?
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![]() Just me being a pessimist and seeing too many phantom injuries in the past when the competition comes up this tough. Someone has to back out of this deal...just seems too good to be true.
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![]() How big a favorite will Sobgbird be inThe Distaff ? 8-5 ?
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![]() hmmmm, maybe not too far off but her figures are lower than the older horses and I see her being a popular pick against, could see 2/1 on both her and beholder with stellar wind maybe 5/2.
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![]() Probably a good guess. I'm glad the big 3 all look like they are gonna make it. I'll likely be on Beholder, depending on odds.
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![]() If the Big 3 all go, I don't think Songbird will be below 2-1. Gorgeous or not, her best BSF is 6 lengths behind the race Beholder and Stellar Wind ran Oct 1. Yeah, Songbird could have run faster if pressed, but 6 lengths faster? If Songbird goes off at 8-5, I'll be all over B or SW or both.
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson |