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Old 05-14-2008, 09:44 AM
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What a thrilling three-way round robin that was among 'Gold, Skip Away, and Will's Way.
And if Louis Quatorze hadn't gotten hurt after winning the Ben Ali in the spring.....

The handicap division of 1997 was probably the best we've had in the last 15 years.
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Old 05-14-2008, 09:56 AM
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And if Louis Quatorze hadn't gotten hurt after winning the Ben Ali in the spring.....

The handicap division of 1997 was probably the best we've had in the last 15 years.
Add in the fact that the 3YO's were excellent too, probably best 1-2-3-4 Derby finishers of the past 25 years (and the Belmont winner, another good one, didn't even run.)
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Old 05-14-2008, 10:27 AM
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Wow. Fifteen posts in this thread talking about the handicap division of 1997 and not one mention of Gentlemen. I guess people forget that he won the Hollywood Gold Cup, the Pacific Classic, the San Antonio (beating the previous year's BC Classic winner Alphabet Soup), and the Pimlico Special (beating some horse named Skip Away). In my opinion, at his best, he was the best of the group that year but at the very least, a thread shouldn't go 15 deep on the subject and he not be mentioned.
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Old 05-14-2008, 10:29 AM
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Wow. Fifteen posts in this thread talking about the handicap division of 1997 and not one mention of Gentlemen. I guess people forget that he won the Hollywood Gold Cup, the Pacific Classic, the San Antonio (beating the previous year's BC Classic winner Alphabet Soup), and the Pimlico Special (beating some horse named Skip Away). In my opinion, at his best, he was the best of the group that year but at the very least, a thread shouldn't go 15 deep on the subject and he not be mentioned.
Fair point... think that says a lot about the year, though.
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Old 05-14-2008, 10:31 AM
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Wow. Fifteen posts in this thread talking about the handicap division of 1997 and not one mention of Gentlemen. I guess people forget that he won the Hollywood Gold Cup, the Pacific Classic, the San Antonio (beating the previous year's BC Classic winner Alphabet Soup), and the Pimlico Special (beating some horse named Skip Away). In my opinion, at his best, he was the best of the group that year but at the very least, a thread shouldn't go 15 deep on the subject and he not be mentioned.

Gentlemen was terrific as well. It was unfortunate that when he came to NY in the Fall of 1998 he wasn't the same horse.
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Old 05-15-2008, 07:48 AM
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I believe it was Formal Gold and Will's Way who battled down the stretch in the Whitney? That was the summer of great finishes at Saratoga.
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Old 05-14-2008, 10:34 AM
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Was that when he and Skip Away dueled torridly, while Wagon Limit went past both to win the Gold Cup in the slop?
I don't remember the race well enough to describe it that way but it was the day Wagon Limit won.
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Old 05-14-2008, 11:04 AM
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This thread just goes to show how much of a crapshoot the breeding side of the business can be. The horses mentioned (or referenced) include Formal Gold, Skip Away, Louis Quatorze, Will's Way, Gentlemen, Silver Charm, Captain Bodgit, Free House, Behrens, Black Tie Affair and Touch Gold - all serious racehorses. Of all these, probably only Touch Gold could be considered a success at stud.
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Old 05-14-2008, 02:15 PM
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This thread just goes to show how much of a crapshoot the breeding side of the business can be. The horses mentioned (or referenced) include Formal Gold, Skip Away, Louis Quatorze, Will's Way, Gentlemen, Silver Charm, Captain Bodgit, Free House, Behrens, Black Tie Affair and Touch Gold - all serious racehorses. Of all these, probably only Touch Gold could be considered a success at stud.
None of these top runners was fashionably-bred; in fact, they were all considered a bit 'down-market' in their breeding and were treated accordingly by the top tier breeders. They got the mares who were out of the half-sisters to the good runners instead of the half-sisters themselves, that sort of thing. Captain Bodgit died young, too.
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Old 05-14-2008, 10:36 AM
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Was that when he and Skip Away dueled torridly, while Wagon Limit went past both to win the Gold Cup in the slop?
Yes. Chuck and I were talking about that the other day, it was one of the last big races where he was an assistant to Jerkens.
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Old 05-14-2008, 06:52 PM
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34-1, right? Of the other two, Gentlemen was the first to give way, and was well, well beaten that day. I don't recall the winner's margin, but it was a few lengths at least.

What a dank day at Belmont.
Yes he was. Gentleman was lame in the test barn afterwards. I think Siphon was in there too? Skip Away didnt look too good in the paddock before the race either.
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Old 05-14-2008, 07:59 PM
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34-1, right? Of the other two, Gentlemen was the first to give way, and was well, well beaten that day. I don't recall the winner's margin, but it was a few lengths at least.

What a dank day at Belmont.
Actually, it was the other way around. Gentlemen, who gave Skip Away a brief scare in the Woodward, finally put that one away in early stretch of the JCGC, only to get run down by Wagon Limit.

Gentlemen was still 5 lengths in front of Skip Away at the wire.
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I think I read Captain Bodgit or Will's Way - I can't remember which - is standing in Alberta somewhere for like $1500.

Of the ones you mentioned, Skip Away has to have been the biggest disappointment at stud.
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Old 05-14-2008, 12:23 PM
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It's difficult to pass on racing performance.
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It's difficult to pass on racing performance.
Compelling stuff, man. Nice job.
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Old 05-14-2008, 09:45 AM
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I know that he didn't face anyone in the Ben Ali, but he did win by a county. (14 lengths?)
Editor's Note was in that field.
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