At least they're giving him the rest a horse needs after such a grueling campaign. He'll be ready for the big boys in the Classsic. I just hope that they do let him run as a 4 year old. The fillies can wait a year!
At least they're giving him the rest a horse needs after such a grueling campaign. He'll be ready for the big boys in the Classsic. I just hope that they do let him run as a 4 year old. The fillies can wait a year!
It's really weird that they will run mares until they are 5 or 6 (even the really great ones). I seem to recall that Lukas ran one of his mares (the one who won the Distaff Breeders' Cup) when she was pregnant. But a colt that wins just one Classic (Ky Derby, Preakness, Belmont, Travers) will be immediately retired at the end of his 3YO season.
I read in the New York Times this AM that the owners of Smarty are considering the Dubai World Cup for him nixt year as a 4 year old. NOOOO!!
It seems that every good older horse who has traveled there has not come back the same horse! Please don't look at the purse (he's won enough bonuses!).
If he runs as a 4 year old and you want to let him run overseas, how about the Prix de l"Arc de Triomphe? Anything but the Dubai!
It seems few horses return from Dubai and revert to their previous form. Silver Charm was never the same, but Cigar did escape the curse, and won quite a few races after his win there.
But I'd rather have Smarty go to Dubai at 4 rather than retire altogether at 3. Dubai, if I'm not mistaken, is in March. That would mean he'd have to have at least one or two prep races as a 4YO in the US before going to Dubai.
Isn't l' Arc de Triomphe a grass race? Smarty's never run on the turf, and Europe is not the place to try it for the first time.
Last edited by chuckm; 06-24-2004 at 07:30 AM.
Sad news: Puzzlement has died. He was injured in the Donn Handicap back in February and had to be put down after failing to recover from an injury.
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/tod...46231&subsec=2
Last edited by Johar; 06-26-2004 at 01:42 PM.
The first leg of the Triple Tiara for 3YO fillies was run yesterday at Belmont. The 9-furlong Mother Goose Stakes was won by the longest shot (29-1) on the board, Stellar Jayne, by 2.5 lengths. Odds-on favorite Ashado and Island Sand were 2nd and 3rd. The next two legs will be the Coaching Club American Oaks (1.5 mi) at Belmont on July 24, and the Alabama (1.25 mi) at Saratoga on August 21st.
What's interesting is that Stellar Jayne is trained by Wayne Lukas, and the Mother Goose was Stellar Jayne's eighth start in 6 months! I wonder whether front-running Stellar Jayne can pull off another upset in the Coaching Club and Alabama.
I picked Stellar Jayne for show money, but had Ashado/Island Sand /Society Selection in a box tri.
Last edited by Johar; 06-27-2004 at 02:28 PM.
Belmont Park - July 3rd, 2004 - Race 7
Suburban H. - Grade: 1
Estimated Local Post Time: 4:20 PM
Purse: $500,000
Distance: One And One Fourth Miles
Surface: Dirt
Post -Horse -Name- Age-- Sex -Weight- Jockey Name
1 Funny Cide (NY) 4 Gelding 117 Jose A. Santos
2 Newfoundland (KY) 4 Colt 114 John R. Velazquez
3 Peace Rules (FL) 4 Colt 120 Jerry D. Bailey
4 Sarava (KY) 5 Horse 113 Javier Castellano
5 Devil Time (OH) 7 Gelding 113 William D. Troilo
6 Colonial Colony (KY) 6 Horse 116 Rafael Bejarano
7 Dynever (KY) 4 Colt 116 Corey S. Nakatani
8 Bowman's Band (KY) 6 Horse 115 Jorge F. Chavez
I didn't know Funny CIde was going to run in the Suburban! Looks like a great line-up! Hope it's not too hot (his trainer thinks he doesn't do well in hot weather and would scratch him).
Go Funny Cide!
Peace Rules is Da Man! :D
Hey, check out this sabino Thoroughbred:
http://www.finalturngallery.com/album60/10_Cornplanter
Quite the beauty! Hope that he can run as good as he looks!
Funny Cide Rocks! :D
I be cheering for Dance In The Mood, a daughter of my beloved Sunday Silence! It's nice to see a good runner of Sunday Silence running over here, not that there are many here anyways.
Hollywood Park - July 3rd, 2004 - Race 6
American Oaks - Grade: 1
Estimated Local Post Time: 2:45 PM
Purse: $750,000
Distance: One And One Fourth Miles
Surface: Turf
Post- Horse -Name- Age- Sex -Weight -Jockey Name
1 Misty Heights (GB) 3 Filly 121 Victor Espinoza
2 Mambo Slew (KY) 3 Filly 121 Mike E. Smith
3 Boulevardofdreams (NZ) 4 Filly 125 Gary Grylls
4 Hollywood Story (KY) 3 Filly 121 Patrick A. Valenzuela
5 Amorama (FR) 3 Filly 121 Kerwin John
6 Dance in the Mood (JPN) 3 Filly 121 Yutaka Take
7 Ticker Tape (GB) 3 Filly 121 Kent J. Desormeaux
8 French Lady (NZ) 4 Filly 125 Jon Kenton Court
9 Western Ransom (KY) 3 Filly 121 Ryan Fogelsonger
10 Western Hemisphere (CA) 3 Filly 121 David Romero Flores
11 Eternal Melody (NZ) 4 Filly 125 Alex O. Solis
12 Lovely Rafaela (KY) 3 Filly 121 Martin A. Pedroza
13 Steel Princess (IRE) 3 Filly 121 Tyler Baze
14 Sagitta Ra (KY) 3 Filly 121 Javier Santiago
The G1 United Nations Handicap at Monmouth on Saturday. 1 3/8 and $750,000
The field, in post-position order, with [sire], jockey, weight, and trainer:
1. In Hand (Belong to Me), Stewart Elliott, 118, Philip Oliver;
2. Request for Parole (Judge T C), Edgar Prado, 118, Stanley Hough;
3. Balto Star (Glitterman), Jose Velez Jr., 118, Todd Pletcher;
4. Nothing to Lose (Sky Classic), Richard Migliore, 118, Bobby Frankel;
5. Bowman Mill (Kris S.), Joe Bravo, 118, Michael Dickinson;
6. Hard Buck [Brz] (Spend a Buck), Brice Blanc, 122, Ken McPeek;
7. Mr O'Brien [Ire] (Mukaddamah), Ramon Dominguez, 120, Robin Graham;
8. Megantic (Theatrical [Ire]), Julian Pimentel, 118, Norman Pointer;
9. Better Talk Now (Talkin Man), Eibar Coa, 118, H. Graham Motion;
10. Catechol (Major Impact), Michael Baze, 118, Glenn Thompson;
11. Final Prophecy (World Stage [Ire]), Edwin King Jr., 118, Jane Cibelli; and
12. Meteor Storm [GB] (Bigstone [Ire]), Jose Valdivia Jr., 122, Wally Dollase.
I have never forgiven Bobby Frankel for taking Empire Maker out of the Preakness and running him in the Belmont just to spoil Funny Cide's quest of the Triple Crown. And I don't think I will ever forgive Jerry Bailey for wasting his horse (Eddington) just to keep Smarty Jones from winning the Triple Crown (somehow, I think Bailey and Solis [on Rock Hard Ten] just didn't want Stew Elliott to win the Triple Crown in his first try). Bailey is riding Peace Rules, trained by Frankel, so there's a double reason for me to not want him to win the Suburban.
I will be rooting for Funny Cide all the way. The forecast for July 3rd is 81 degrees, and there should be a decent breeze, since Belmont isn't far from the ocean, so I don't think the heat will be a problem. The one advantage he has over Peace Rules is that PR has never won at 1.25 miles, and of course Funny Cide has!
The Suburban and several other races will be shown as part of the NTRA series on Saturday, July 3rd at 4pm on ESPN. They are the Suburban (gr. I, Belmont); Firecracker Breeders' Cup (gr. IIT), Churchill Downs; United Nations Handicap (gr. IT), Monmouth Park; and American Oaks (gr. IT), Hollywood Park.
Since horses can't pick and choose who their trainers and owners are, I don't hold ill will towards the horse itself. The connections, maybe, but not the horse.
Churchill Downs - July 3rd, 2004 - Race 8
Firecracker Breeders' Cup H. - Grade: 2
Estimated Local Post Time: 4:55 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Purse: $250,000
Distance:One Mile
Surface: Turf
1 Royal Spy (FL)
Robby Albarado-jockey
K. K. and V. D. Jayaraman 6 Horse 118
Thomas M. Amoss-trainer
Dr. K. K. Jayaraman & Dr. V. DeviJayaraman 3/1
2 Puget Sound (KY)
Daniel Coa-jockey
Overbrook Farm (Estate of W. T. Young) 4 Colt 108
D. Wayne Lukas-trainer
Overbrook Farm 30/1
3 Senor Swinger (KY)
Pat Day-jockey
Robert B. and Beverly J. Lewis 4 Colt 117
Bob Baffert-trainer
Bob Ackerman 3/1
4 Perfect Soul (IRE)
Larry Melancon-jockey
Charles E. Fipke 6 Horse 121
Roger L. Attfield-trainer
C. Fipke 5/2
5 On the Course (KY)
John McKee-jockey
Cobra Farm, Inc. (Gary Biszantz, Lessee) 4 Gelding 112
Michael Stidham-trainer
Cobra Farm 6/1
6 Mr. Krisley (KY)
Craig Perret-jockey
Donna C. Arnold 6 Gelding 112
Charles Lopresti-trainer
4-D Stables 20/1
7 Quantum Merit (NY)
Shane J. Sellers-jockey
Very Un Stable (Joseph Gioia) 5 Gelding 117
Del W. Carroll, II-trainer
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Nielsen 9/2
8 Everything to Gain (KY)
Mark Guidry-jockey
Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey 5 Gelding 113
Dale L. Romans-trainer
Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey 20/1
9 Majestic Thief (KY)
Jesus Lopez Castanon-jockey
Walter Freeman, Mason Rudd and Don McClinton 5 Gelding 114
Walter M. Bindner, Jr.-trainer
Woodlynn Farm Inc 15/1
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