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Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-09-2024, 01:29 AM
Replies: 11
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Posted By Spalding No!
Well that plugs up this rabbit hole. Since...

Well that plugs up this rabbit hole.

Since the advent of the points system (2013) the Beaumont has produced exactly one runner (Kelly's Humor, a 50-1 shot in the Oaks).

If they retool the...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-08-2024, 07:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 558
Posted By Spalding No!
CDI wants that race to produce horses for the...

CDI wants that race to produce horses for the Eight Belles on the Oaks undercard, not for the Oaks itself.

Historically, it was used as an Oaks prep but also was run early in the Keeneland before...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-08-2024, 07:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,301
Posted By Spalding No!
They need to do away with the points system & the...

They need to do away with the points system & the Japanese/European Roads to the Derby.

Then bring back the auxiliary starting gate, the field wager, & the $5 million VISA Triple Crown challenge.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-02-2024, 08:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,301
Posted By Spalding No!
Yep. In the Arkansas Derby thread, I likened...

Yep. In the Arkansas Derby thread, I likened Timberlake's profile to that of Mandaloun.

I guess I should have been smarter & guessed Cox would follow the Instant Coffee route (no race for nearly...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-02-2024, 10:18 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,112
Posted By Spalding No!
Other stakeholders in the industry have to be...

Other stakeholders in the industry have to be concerned not only with performance-impacting drugs but also with masking agents and substances that are detrimental to horse welfare.

Levothyroxine...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-01-2024, 11:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,112
Posted By Spalding No!
This case amounts to possessing a substance that...

This case amounts to possessing a substance that is:

(a) banned at all times
(b) undetectable in post-race testing
(c) suspected to be detrimental to the health of horses

Should horseplayers...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 03-31-2024, 10:41 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,237
Posted By Spalding No!
Horrendous decision by Prat on Timberlake...

Horrendous decision by Prat on Timberlake yesterday.

The horse usually tugs a little early into the first turn but always settles down the back stretch and puts in a run. It looks like Prat...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 10:35 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,836
Posted By Spalding No!
Not on topic but here's some hilarious trainer...

Not on topic but here's some hilarious trainer quotes in the aftermath of the 1987 Marlboro Cup regarding the timing of the Breeders' Cup:

"...After that, there's only one major event left on the...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 03-10-2024, 11:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,301
Posted By Spalding No!
The Remsen is producing all the prep...

The Remsen is producing all the prep winners...There is nothing eligible from CA that is worth a shot at CD...Pletcher's lot has either been horrendous or can't make the starting gate...

Better...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-08-2024, 11:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,099
Posted By Spalding No!
In your previous post you seemed to have confused...

In your previous post you seemed to have confused that video of his maiden win at the bush track for his Grade 1 automatic qualifier (the first video in this thread) which was at Meydan.

He also...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-08-2024, 07:46 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,099
Posted By Spalding No!
California Chrome was sold to stand in Japan...

California Chrome was sold to stand in Japan years ago.

Last year, he ranked 123rd in the Japanese stallion rankings.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 03-08-2024, 07:38 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 279
Posted By Spalding No!
First he had a "fever". Then he wasn't...

First he had a "fever".

Then he wasn't "acting like himself".

So glad it didn't turn out to be rabies.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-02-2024, 10:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,832
Posted By Spalding No!
The Hollywood Gold Cup is not the better race; in...

The Hollywood Gold Cup is not the better race; in fact it is the first of the 2 to be demoted to a Grade 2 race starting this year.

It was the better race starting circa 1989 up through the...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-02-2024, 06:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,832
Posted By Spalding No!
Eliminating the Strub series for newly turned...

Eliminating the Strub series for newly turned 4yos & the purse reduction precluding much interest from top level East Coast shippers helped put the nail in the coffin.

They gutted & retooled the...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 02-27-2024, 10:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,864
Posted By Spalding No!
If you like betting Preakness also-rans you can...

If you like betting Preakness also-rans you can have quiet confidence that the winners of the El Camino Real Derby, Federico Tesio Stakes, & Bath House Stakes will probably be in the race...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-14-2024, 09:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,408
Posted By Spalding No!
The 2000s-2010s were flush with win machine...

The 2000s-2010s were flush with win machine La-breds:

Happy Ticket
Star Guitar
Costa Rising
Sunbean
Vicars in Trouble
Hallowed Dreams
Tortuga Straits
Superior Storm
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 02-14-2024, 09:04 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,946
Posted By Spalding No!
Yep; Rokeby, Claiborne, Buckland Farm, Dogwood, &...

Yep; Rokeby, Claiborne, Buckland Farm, Dogwood, & I'm sure several others used to winter at Aiken & they ran some training races for the 2yos near the end of the season.

I think Forty Niner &...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 02-14-2024, 07:15 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,946
Posted By Spalding No!
Flint Schulhofer was trainer of record when he...

Flint Schulhofer was trainer of record when he ran all those terrible races at Gulfstream in the winter before the Derby.

I never noticed that when he was actually running, but that's what his PPs...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 02-12-2024, 11:43 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,946
Posted By Spalding No!
Sea Hero; Thunder Gulch; War Emblem; Mine That...

Sea Hero; Thunder Gulch; War Emblem; Mine That Bird; Animal Kingdom; Rich Strike; Curlin; Rachel Alexandra; National Treasure; Touch Gold; Victory Gallop; Sarava
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-07-2024, 12:10 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 781
Posted By Spalding No!
Most likely it refers to dynamic or overground...

Most likely it refers to dynamic or overground endoscopy whereby the horse's airway is evaluated while training rather than at rest.
...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 10-07-2023, 11:58 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,553
Posted By Spalding No!
Gone are the days when Leo O'Brien could run...

Gone are the days when Leo O'Brien could run Fourstars Allstars in the Laurel Dash & come back the following week to run in the Budweiser International.

Gone are the days when D Wayne Lukas could...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 10-01-2023, 09:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,695
Posted By Spalding No!
Aided by a light field with the Warm Heart, Sea...

Aided by a light field with the Warm Heart, Sea Silk Road, & Free Wind opting for other races. Savedthelastdance is on the shelf.

She did reverse form on the upstart Al Husn (who was already...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-15-2023, 10:15 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,911
Posted By Spalding No!
Fair enough, but aside from figures, rudimentary...

Fair enough, but aside from figures, rudimentary inputs like the form of the beaten field help shed light on the result, especially if competing figure-making methodologies can't come up with a clear...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-14-2023, 02:49 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,911
Posted By Spalding No!
That's why I qualified the statement with...

That's why I qualified the statement with "clearly", as in a distinct step back rather than a questionable one.


I'll take your word that Mirahmadi was up against it in his two turn maiden...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-13-2023, 06:01 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,911
Posted By Spalding No!
On form lines he clearly took a step back unless...

On form lines he clearly took a step back unless you think Mirahmadi is on the upswing.

But Mirahmadi is an overhyped maiden who was trading blows with many of the also-rans in both the Best Pal &...
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