Dylan Thomas points for Jockey Club Gold Cup

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

More foolish than the whole Green Monkey episode? I think not.

They may not want to race him against Hurricane Run. That is most likely part of this.

True, but you would think Hurricane Run is the better horse and would have the best shot in the Classic....dunno...the Turf will be by far the easier race to win....I think Dylan Thomas could win the Turf with Shirocco running in the Classic if that happens....so could Hurricane Run but I would think he'd have a better shot in the Classic...dunno..

As for The Green Monkey thing, you obviously don't know that story too well...

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

True, but you would think Hurricane Run is the better horse and would have the best shot in the Classic....dunno...the Turf will be by far the easier race to win....I think Dylan Thomas could win the Turf with Shirocco running in the Classic if that happens....so could Hurricane Run but I would think he'd have a better shot in the Classic...dunno..

As for The Green Monkey thing, you obviously don't know that story too well...

I know the Green Monkey story and we talked about it months ago. All you need to know are the players and you know the story. Only the numbers change.

[SniperSB23]

I love the move. You run him here and still have the option to go to the BC Turf. If you wait until the Classic to find out if he likes dirt then you lose that option. I think more of the Euros (David Junior) should be doing this.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I know the Green Monkey story and we talked about it months ago. All you need to know are the players and you know the story. Only the numbers change.

If you know then what is so foolish about that relative to the fued between the two camps?

[blackthroatedwind]

Why, because the Sheik made them pay themselves more? The fact that the Sheik made his final price higher is basically irrelevent.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Why, because the Sheik made them pay themselves more? The fact that the Sheik made his final price higher is basically irrelevent.

Exactly, and it didn't mean anything - no matter who made the price higher...it could have been Fusao Sekiguchi taking the price to $16 million and it wouldn't have mattered....it had nothing to do with their 'rivalry' or hatred towards each other and a 'foolish' act towards trying to beat one another....it was simply about Demi getting his horse ....

[slotdirt]

There's no way Shirocco will stand in the US, and I don't see a ton of dirt racing happening in Europe these days. It's not like he has a commercial American pedigree where he would be useful somewhere in this nation. Makes no sense other than sheer ego to place him anywhere other than the Turf. Just my two cents.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

If you know then what is so foolish about that relative to the fued between the two camps?

Probably the fact that a bold faced lie made out in the public like The Green Monkey is considered a trifle foolish.