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Old 05-07-2009, 09:59 AM
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Hey, Yadda Yadda - what is the benefit of running her on two weeks rest after that effort. I agree take on the boys, buy why not wait for a tired bunch of colts in the Belmont?
Forget the Preakness and the Belmont, why not have her ready for the Travers? I have no idea on this but how many times has a filly even tried the Travers, let alone won it, it can't be very many...

Now that would be historic (Given I am right about fillies not contesting the Travers)

http://www.nyra.com/Saratoga/Stakes/Travers.shtml

Link is a historic view of the Travers, are there any fillies on there?
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Old 05-07-2009, 10:01 AM
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I vote Talamo
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Old 05-07-2009, 10:25 AM
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I vote Talamo
For MTB? I would go with Ramon Dominguez but I have no idea who Wooley will pick or who he has been associated with in his past. Ramon mostly because I see some similarities between MTB and Better Talk Now.
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Old 05-07-2009, 11:13 AM
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For MTB? I would go with Ramon Dominguez but I have no idea who Wooley will pick or who he has been associated with in his past. Ramon mostly because I see some similarities between MTB and Better Talk Now.
If they get Chantal they may as well stay home!!
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Old 05-07-2009, 11:34 AM
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If they get Chantal they may as well stay home!!
No Jockey has milked their looks as much as her, I think she has improved abit since riding in So Cal but she's awful and my opinion wouldn't change if she was a he, shemale, martian, ect...
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In the Bloodhorse article on Wiggins it says Mike Smith is being mentioned to ride Mine That Bird.
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Old 05-07-2009, 12:54 PM
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Question. Say 14 enter the Preakness and Rachel can't get in. Would you let Borel back on Mine that Bird even though he was ready to abandon you for the filly?
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In the Bloodhorse article on Wiggins it says Mike Smith is being mentioned to ride Mine That Bird.
I'm sure Mike will use the entire 7 - 8 path then....He's almost as brutal as Chantal is.
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Old 05-07-2009, 10:09 AM
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Forget the Preakness and the Belmont, why not have her ready for the Travers? I have no idea on this but how many times has a filly even tried the Travers, let alone won it, it can't be very many...

Now that would be historic (Given I am right about fillies not contesting the Travers)

http://www.nyra.com/Saratoga/Stakes/Travers.shtml

Link is a historic view of the Travers, are there any fillies on there?
Are you a franchisee in Carolina BBQ? You pushing for a big gate for the boss man.
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Old 05-07-2009, 10:10 AM
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Are you a franchisee in Carolina BBQ? You pushing for a big gate for the boss man.
While I am serious, anything to help the boss man is a ok also
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Old 05-07-2009, 10:16 AM
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While I am serious, anything to help the boss man is a ok also
I have a feeling it's one and done with the boys..Unless she is the best filly ever?
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Old 05-07-2009, 09:15 PM
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Forget the Preakness and the Belmont, why not have her ready for the Travers? I have no idea on this but how many times has a filly even tried the Travers, let alone won it, it can't be very many...

Now that would be historic (Given I am right about fillies not contesting the Travers)

http://www.nyra.com/Saratoga/Stakes/Travers.shtml

Link is a historic view of the Travers, are there any fillies on there?
i wouldn't mind seeing her in the travers. there's a long enough break from next saturday to the august race...should she win in md, i don't see why they couldn't attempt the other.
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for the Travers? I have no idea on this but how many times has a filly even tried the Travers, let alone won it, it can't be very many...
Three of the first 5 Travers winners were fillies - Maiden (1865), Ruthless (1867), and The Banshee (1868). Nellie Gray was second in 1871, Sultana won in 1876, Brademante was second in 1877, then Liza was a winner in 1895.

In the 20th Century, we had 1903 winner Ada Nay and 1915 winner Lady Rotha, the most recent female winner, although other have tried. Prudery in 1921 and Nimba in 1927 each tried to add the Travers to her Alabama win, only to run second . And champion filly Bed o' Roses was second in 1950. How many others started and failed to place, I cannot tell without more work than I care to do.
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