10/15 (KEE): QE II Challenge Cup S. (G1), KEE 75th Anniversary S.

[GPK]

What happened to Winter Memories? I missed the race.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by GPK

What happened to Winter Memories? I missed the race.

She was never really involved and I think just missed 3rd.

Since Lezcano can't be blamed for this, I wonder who will get it.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

She was never really involved and I think just missed 3rd.

Since Lezcano can't be blamed for this, I wonder who will get it.

Thanks. Will try and catch the replay later.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by GPK

Thanks. Will try and catch the replay later.

Here's the stretch run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ5G_50PsIo

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Here's the stretch run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ5G_50PsIo

Thanks. Certainly not the closing kick we are used to seeing from Winter Memories, but then again, facing better horses than she has been will cause a lot of that.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by GPK

Thanks. Certainly not the closing kick we are used to seeing from Winter Memories, but then again, facing better horses than she has been will cause a lot of that.

Being that far behind a slow pace set her up to fail. Summer Soiree was even worse.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Being that far behind a slow pace set her up to fail. Summer Soiree was even worse.

No question that pace certainly compromised WM, and she really should never had been that far behind that soft of a pace- but that said, if she isn't tactical enough to lay closer to those fractions or make up more ground after going 1:12:6 , she really doesn't rate even being discussed
SS had completely no excuse whatsoever under a dream ride, and getting beat by a filly coming in off of a pretty taxing account of herself a week earlier really makes you wonder about both of them.
It isn't like either one of them were dramatically disadvantaged by the way the race played out and both looked very average