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04-09-2018, 04:58 PM
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LaD Super Derby back to dirt
Last year's move to an ungraded turf race apparently failed to deliver. This year the race will be back on the main track, a $300,000 G3 at 1 1/16.
https://www.paulickreport.com/news/t...3-super-derby/
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04-10-2018, 05:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mulerider
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glad its back on dirt, but 1 1/16. I remember when the Super Derby used to be a prep for the BC classic for 3 y/o only. Tiznow broke the track record then won the classic
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04-10-2018, 06:12 PM
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The Parx race, funded by a casino, killed it.
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04-10-2018, 07:24 PM
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And I can remember when it was a million dollar purse.
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04-10-2018, 07:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by green80
And I can remember when it was a million dollar purse.
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Remember this?
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04-10-2018, 07:53 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Yes! 
Back when race horses raced.
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04-10-2018, 09:37 PM
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Horse Racing Connossieur
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Quote:
Originally Posted by green80
And I can remember when it was a million dollar purse.
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I think it might have been the first million dollar race on dirt, after the Arlington Million turf race, also it was ran at a mile and a quarter too. A great edition was Gate Dancer running down loose on the lead, Precisionist, at the wire in 1984. I remember it well because I played Precisionist on top..
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04-11-2018, 12:05 AM
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@TimeformUSfigs
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Some serious horses won this race in the old days, no particular order:
- Alysheba
- Creme Fraiche
- Gate Dancer
- Seeking the Gold
- Sunday Silence
- Sunny's Halo
- Temperence Hill
- Tiznow
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04-11-2018, 12:08 AM
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Essentially the Penn Derby is the Super Derby now, it all comes down to money, they increase it to a million dollars and they would have a great field again.
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04-11-2018, 07:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
Some serious horses won this race in the old days, no particular order:
- Alysheba
- Creme Fraiche
- Gate Dancer
- Seeking the Gold
- Sunday Silence
- Sunny's Halo
- Temperence Hill
- Tiznow
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Going into the 2016 race, on dirt, the three favorites were Texas Chrome (the winner), Mo Tom, and Dalmore.
In last year's version the winner, Mr. Misunderstood, turned out to be a pretty decent turf runner.
Personally I'm glad it's going back to dirt. While the race hasn't attracted the really big names in years, I could always count on seeing a few horses that had competed in the TC series.
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04-11-2018, 09:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mulerider
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yes, a well known local trainer had the La bred Big Earl that ran 2nd
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