11/5 (CD): Breeders' Cup Saturday (Final Fields)

[Kasept]

Do'h!

Still likely for the Dirt Mile, but should be added to Sprint list just in case...

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Turf

1 Await the Dawn (O'Brien) -- Classic*

The whole Classic idea is over...

Hopefully he doesn't get sick again cause when he's good? He's soooo good.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

The whole Classic idea is over...

Hopefully he doesn't get sick again cause when he's good? He's soooo good.

That horse is the Twirling Candy of the UK. Lots of listed and Group 3 wins to speak of, but where are all the Group 1s? Curious that after his big win (in a Group 2), he was held out of some big races in July. Finally reappeared in August in the Juddmonte International and got absolutely blitzed by Twice Over, a horse that is at the absolute edge between Group 1 and Group 2 status.

Yeah, yeah, I know, he had the mysterious 24-hour bug conveniently discovered after he got spanked. Sure enough, he hasn't started since and suddenly, after spending most of the summer pumping him up as their BC Classic hope, he reverts to the Turf. Wouldn't be shocked if he's sent out there simply to make pace for their best hope, St. Nicholas Abbey.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Serious work posted by Euroears.

Blistering!

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

That horse is the Twirling Candy of the UK. Lots of listed and Group 3 wins to speak of, but where are all the Group 1s? Curious that after his big win (in a Group 2), he was held out of some big races in July. Finally reappeared in August in the Juddmonte International and got absolutely blitzed by Twice Over, a horse that is at the absolute edge between Group 1 and Group 2 status.

Yeah, yeah, I know, he had the mysterious 24-hour bug conveniently discovered after he got spanked. Sure enough, he hasn't started since and suddenly, after spending most of the summer pumping him up as their BC Classic hope, he reverts to the Turf. Wouldn't be shocked if he's sent out there simply to make pace for their best hope, St. Nicholas Abbey.

Well I like him. Shoot me!

(Didn't he almost die from that "24 hour bug"? Just sayin...)

I thought that was a nice field (the Hardwicke) and he knows how to win.

For anyone who wants to take a look...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS1KtaoYaSw

As an aside Campanologist has since won the G1 Preis Von Europa at Cologne on Sept. 25th and just won the G1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club E Coppa d'Oro at San Siro a week or so ago.

You might be right Mr. Tomasi... maybe he'll just be the rabbit... who knows.

I like him though and hope he comes and stays healthy and then we shall see.

5-0-1 from 7 incase anyone was wondering...

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Blistering!




Well I like him. Shoot me!

(Didn't he almost die from that "24 hour bug"? Just sayin...)

I thought that was a nice field (the Hardwicke) and he knows how to win.

For anyone who wants to take a look...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS1KtaoYaSw

As an aside Campanologist has since won the G1 Preis Von Europa at Cologne on Sept. 25th and just won the G1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club E Coppa d'Oro at San Siro a week or so ago.

You might be right Mr. Tomasi... maybe he'll just be the rabbit... who knows.

I like him though and hope he comes and stays healthy and then we shall see.

5-0-1 from 7 incase anyone was wondering...

Those fields in both Germany and Italy are incredibly suspect. Who'd he face...Indian Days? There is more quality in the BC Turf than anything Campanologist faced in those races, which doesn't exactly make St Nicholas Abbey a superstar in my opinion.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

Those fields in both Germany and Italy are incredibly suspect. Who'd he face...Indian Days? There is more quality in the BC Turf than anything Campanologist faced in those races, which doesn't exactly make St Nicholas Abbey a superstar in my opinion.

It was Await The Dawn who beat Campanologist. St. Nicholas Abbey, who's career thus far has followed a similar pattern to Yeats, made short work of Midday earlier this year, and ran fairly well in the Arc de Triomphe.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

Those fields in both Germany and Italy are incredibly suspect. Who'd he face...Indian Days? There is more quality in the BC Turf than anything Campanologist faced in those races, which doesn't exactly make St Nicholas Abbey a superstar in my opinion.

Dean's Kitten or dual G1 winner Voila Ici?

Brilliant Speed or dual G1 winner Earl Of Tinsdal?

Good point.

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Flat Out doesn't have a shot? He just ate Stay Thirsty's lunch.

Joey Dear if Flat Out had Stay Thirsty's lunch it's only cause he's a generous horse and he offered it up.