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![]() Just to add to Blackthroated wonderful story of Bold Forbes:
Looks like at 2 he won the Saratoga Special S. (G2), Tremont S., and Clasico Dia de Los Padres (PR). I'm guessing he won the latter race earlier and then came to the Saratoga meet. At 3, he won the San Jacinto S. (G2) and the Bay Shore S. (G3) prior to running/winning in the Wood. I dont know if San J. is in P.R. or what, maybe went back there to run..? Then, after the TC... he Ran 2ND San Miguel S. and 3RD Vosburgh H. (G2) and San Vicente S. (G3) Im guessing these were after the T.C. Hunter's book doesnt mention them and the Pedigree site doesnt specify, since Hunter mentions the San Jacinto and Bay Shore as preceeding the Wood I would guess the latter three were after the Wood. HUnter implies he was retired at 3. He finished with 18 Starts: 13 - 1 - 4, $546,536; very nice. |
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![]() Thanks. I must have been wrong about the Special being his first NY start as the Tremont, I believe, has always preceded Saratoga. I have a lot of those charts and will take a look.
Yes! He won the Tremont on July 24th by five lengths over Iron Bit in 1:09 2/5. It was another nine lengths back to the third finisher. He paid $5.40 as the second choice to Iron Bit who was 4:5. |
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![]() Q: Did he win all of those as a front runner? He must have been like War Emblem on a steroid program or something...
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ANd it was a record for Belmont, therefore it certainly means something in terms of the history of racing at that venue. Right? I mean the above reasoning cannot diminish the record in terms of BEL's history right? It sure seemed like a lot that day in 2004, I was there in 2002, and 2003 and the crowd seemed noticeably bigger for 2004. The bathroom lines while even more crowded now had female guests, which is always upsetting when you are holding your pecker in your hands. They announced it as 110,000+ I believe, not 120,000. It was also a different type of crowd, down near the rail, we chanted "FUnny Cide, Funny Cide.." as he got to the track but w/ Smarty it seemed like a foregone conclusion we sort of were just expecting the TC and wanted to be there. The tension wasnt nearly so much.. |
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There are two things I know for sure.....it was obscenely crowded and the attendance figure was fabricated. If it makes you happy to not believe me then feel free to go right ahead. I hope you were able to find something else of interest in the thread, and considering the foolishness you spouted recently about Round Pond, which you never revisited after she lost, I am surprised you have the gall to pursue this ridiculous argument with me. On the other hand....very little surprises me with some posters here. |
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Most tracks most likely lie about their attendance on big days to make it appear to the others in the industry that they are doing better at drawing people to their tracks than they are. Does this really surprise you considering the overall industry? If it does....wait until we tell you what really goes on at the yearling sales! |
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![]() Only for misguided bragging rights. As usual, racetracks have a distorted sense of what's important.
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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'm just glad that there is a King Glorious Stakes. Nothing else even matters. Oh yeah, Smarty Jones deserves to be and will UNDOUBTEDLY be a first ballot hall of famer.
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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 |
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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 |