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#1 08-01-2006, 10:16 AM

Anyone know what happened to Sinister Minister?...Baffert was supposed to point him for this race...I guess something happened? Anybody?

Scav · #2 08-01-2006, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

Anyone know what happened to Sinister Minister?...Baffert was supposed to point him for this race...I guess something happened? Anybody?

it is called the Keeneland Fry

You run huge over the old Keeneland strip and you are fried forever

#3 08-01-2006, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Scav

it is called the Keeneland Fry

You run huge over the old Keeneland strip and you are fried forever

No, that horse was doing sensational at CD before the Derby and I heard he exited the Derby well.....KEE didn't bother him a bit...

#4 08-01-2006, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

Anyone know what happened to Sinister Minister?...Baffert was supposed to point him for this race...I guess something happened? Anybody?

I am going to guess Baffert fried the horse and there is nothing left. Putting that horse and Keyed Entry in the derby were the biggest mistakes I have ever seen Baffert and Pletcher make. They ruined two excellent horses.

sumitas · #5 08-01-2006, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by boldruler

I am going to guess Baffert fried the horse and there is nothing left. Putting that horse and Keyed Entry in the derby were the biggest mistakes I have ever seen Baffert and Pletcher make. They ruined two excellent horses.

you may very well be right.

miraja2 · #6 08-02-2006, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by boldruler

I am going to guess Baffert fried the horse and there is nothing left. Putting that horse and Keyed Entry in the derby were the biggest mistakes I have ever seen Baffert and Pletcher make. They ruined two excellent horses.

I don't know, but if I had to guess I would say that the owners of Keyed Entry were more responsible than Pletcher. That horse had already proven that he wanted no part of 9f, let alone 10....and he had no business in the Derby. My guess would be that the owners wanted to take a shot.

As for SinMin, I can't really blame his connections for taking a shot. Sure, most of us knew that the horse had no chance running 10f away from Keeneland, but if I had a horse that won a major Derby prep THAT impressively (no matter what track it was on) I think it would be pretty difficult to skip the Derby. And there too, Baffert kept saying that the horse was fried, so I bet the owners were the ones who really wanted to run him there.

slotdirt · #7 08-02-2006, 08:41 AM

Good old Keyed Entry...poor boy backed up faster than GPK trying to get out of the Blue Oyster on Derby Day. Then again, pacesetters in the Derby can have decent careers going short later in life....see Spanish Chestnut.

Gander · #8 08-02-2006, 08:42 AM

How did Spanish Chesnut look on opening day, I missed the race?
I know he finished 3rd but did he run well? I absolutely loved him in that spot and was glad to see I saved money because I was out of town.

slotdirt · #9 08-02-2006, 08:46 AM

You know, I didn't even pay attention to how he ran. I know he looked decent in that little Keeneland sprint that Sun King won from WAY off the pace back on Bluegrass day.

Gander · #10 08-02-2006, 08:51 AM

Ya Slot, thats a reason I liked him. I was against him that day at Keeneland and was surprised and impressed the way he hung on for 3rd being involved in the pace that day. I thought he could speed pop the field on opening day if he broke well. That day at Keeneland, it had to be a very tough loss if you needed Kazoo. He looked so home in mid stretch. Ouch, I know a few guys who needed Kazoo for huge scores.

I'm betting Spanish Chestnut next out.