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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Same case though, the Malibu is 12/26 and the Sunshine Millions are at the end of January. Nothing to stop him from running in both.

Yeah, but that would be a tall task and I think a horrible idea.....you can't take a horse who has had a bad comeback after a bad experience in the Triple Crown, and then decide to turn him back to sprinting from 1 1/4 miles in a tough race and expect him to be as fast as Too Much Bling, etc. and then decide to ship him across the country again a month later to go 1 1/8 miles for $1 million and expect him to be at his best through that kind of campaign......that is a classic way on how to SOUR a horse...

Do whats right....he's had a hard campaign and just ran a very hard race in the BC Classic....give him a little freshening and point for a prime effort for $1 million against restricted company at GP in January.....the hjorse is already a Grade 1 winner so the grade f the Malibu is not so relevent to me as is running for a $1 million purse where you'll be about 5-2 or so in the betting...

Hell, the horse is a Benchmark out of some obscure California female family...believe me, his value as a stallion will NOT be improved by him winning the Malibu.....they need to race for purse money to maximize this horse at this point......

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

Yeah, but that would be a tall task and I think a horrible idea.....you can't take a horse who has had a bad comeback after a bad experience in the Triple Crown, and then decide to turn him back to sprinting from 1 1/4 miles in a tough race and expect him to be as fast as Too Much Bling, etc. and then decide to ship him across the country again a month later to go 1 1/8 miles for $1 million and expect him to be at his best through that kind of campaign......that is a classic way on how to SOUR a horse...

Do whats right....he's had a hard campaign and just ran a very hard race in the BC Classic....give him a little freshening and point for a prime effort for $1 million against restricted company at GP in January.....the hjorse is already a Grade 1 winner so the grade f the Malibu is not so relevent to me as is running for a $1 million purse where you'll be about 5-2 or so in the betting...

Hell, the horse is a Benchmark out of some obscure California female family...believe me, his value as a stallion will NOT be improved by him winning the Malibu.....they need to race for purse money to maximize this horse at this point......

Well, you always have to keep an eye out for the horse to see what he's telling you so he doesn't sour and know when to back off. I still think you can be ambitious when you draw up the campaign and then back off if necessary. Part of the reason they are considering the Hollywood Derby might be that the horse is itching for a race and ready to tear down his stall if they don't get him out there for a race. I believe that they are considering bringing Premium Tap back for the Clark for that very reason after initially announcing that he'd be skipping it.

[Cajungator26]

Whatever happened to Brother Derek's full brother Don'tsellmeshort?

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Whatever happened to Brother Derek's full brother Don'tsellmeshort?

He's probably running in claiming races like his other brother Swizzle Stick....believe me, this pedigree will not make a stallion...not in Kentucky anyway - and if so, not for long....he'll end up back in California standing for a nickle with Flying Continental and High Brite when its all said and done - not that there is anything wrong with that....they all have their places in the market

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

He's probably running in claiming races like his other brother Swizzle Stick....believe me, this pedigree will not make a stallion...not in Kentucky anyway - and if so, not for long....he'll end up back in California standing for a nickle with Flying Continental and High Brite when its all said and done - not that there is anything wrong with that....they all have their places in the market

Haha... I actually agree that he won't last in Kentucky (if at all), but his dam seems to have done better with Benchmark more so than Swiss Yodeler (sire of Swissle Stick.) I just wondered what happened to Don'tsellmeshort... I hadn't heard anything regarding him and it'd be interesting to see what he would stand for.

Flying Continental is dead too... RIP.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Flying Continental is dead too... RIP.

God rest his soul....there is a running joke with this horse, as well as the powerful, strapping sons of Raffie's Majesty in New York and the fleet-footed trains produced by Bold Pac Man in Louisiana