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I don't really need to ask who the buyers are, do I? |
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![]() Dan Snyder? It was either that or give McNabb a 6th year.
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![]() I actually heard it was Coolmore.
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![]() The thing is that "The Bid" should have won the Belmont at 1 1/2 miles.
The morning of the race there was a mishap where the colt stepped on a pin. There was talk of scratching him for the race. That combined with a very "green ride" by a very young Ronnie Franklin.... |
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![]() I think if you rated the most outstanding Saratoga 3-year-old seasons of all time - General Assembley would be right up there.
![]() He went 7fs in 1:21 flat in his first start at the meet as a 3yo - he won the Travers by 15 lengths over an off track in his other start that meet. The Beyer was 134 for that race according to Beyer's book 'The Winning Horseplayer' A horse named Smarten - who entered the Travers on a six race win streak (all at the stakes level) was 2nd. ![]() The 3rd place finisher in that Travers was Private Account - beaten a mere 26 lengths. ![]() Private Account was a multiple Grade 1 winner as a race horse - but was better as a sire. He's the sire of the legendary Personal Ensign as well as the great Inside Information. Champion filly Davona Dale was 4th beaten 28.75 lengths in the field of 7. General Assembly only ran twice more after that - he was drubbed by The Bid and than cut back to win the Vosburgh in his final start. He faced Spectacular Bid six times .. and he lost all 6 matchups - never once getting closer than 2.75 lengths. He was 2nd in the Kentucky Derby. The Travers certainly would have been the day for him. He still holds the track record for 10 furlongs at Saratoga today. |
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Davona Dale was a week off losing the Alabama to It's in the Air ( Veitch just couldn't beat Laz Barrera...though she got revenge in the Ballerina the following year ). I believe Smarten compiled his winning streak shipping around the country for softer spots.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln |
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![]() I think you'd have to put Go for Wand up there too. She won the Test in 1:21 and then nine days later, won the Alabama in 2:00 4/5. For good measure, she came back the next month and won at Belmont in 1:45 4/5, just missing Secretariat's 9f track record of 1:45 2/5. She did this as a 3yo filly. Amazing.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine |