Trivia - turf horses

[The Indomitable DrugS]

This one could be a bitch ....



Multiple Grade 1 winning turf horse who sucked miserably on dirt. Name him.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

This one could be a bitch ....



Multiple Grade 1 winning turf horse who sucked miserably on dirt. Name him.

Diplomatic Jet? Won the Turf Classic, Man O' War, and Manhattan back in the mid 90's?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Yep. I would have bet the house no one was getting that one not named Kiri's or Rollo.

Diplomatic Jet was 7 for 13 over the Belmont turf with his 3 Grade 1 wins coming at 29/1 odds (By 4 lengths in the Manhatten) 11/1 odds (By 2 lengths in the Man O' War) and he also paid $13.40 when he won the Turf Classic. Not to mention a win at 6/1 in the Knickerbocker and that 12 lengths score in the Pilgram at age 2.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yep. I would have bet the house no one was getting that one not named Kiri's or Rollo.

Diplomatic Jet was 7 for 13 over the Belmont turf with his 3 Grade 1 wins coming at 29/1 odds (By 4 lengths in the Manhatten) 11/1 odds (By 2 lengths in the Man O' War) and he also paid $13.40 when he won the Turf Classic. Not to mention a win at 6/1 in the Knickerbocker and that 12 lengths score in the Pilgram at age 2.

I remember the Pilgrim win by 12 very well. It isn't often you see 2yo's winning turf races by a dozen.

That Champagne day was very interesting. A future champ got beat at 1/5, another future champ won by 21, and a Derby winner finished last. Name them without looking at the charts from that day...

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Flanders by 21 - I'm assuming Sea Hero was the Derby winner who ran last. Not sure about who went down at 1/5?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Lure was beaten at 1/5 by a horse who was trained by the same guy who trained Trivia horse #2. I just remembered Steve Crist doing the weekend recap with Harvey Pack for that Super Saturday of old.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yep. I would have bet the house no one was getting that one not named Kiri's or Rollo.

Diplomatic Jet was 7 for 13 over the Belmont turf with his 3 Grade 1 wins coming at 29/1 odds (By 4 lengths in the Manhatten) 11/1 odds (By 2 lengths in the Man O' War) and he also paid $13.40 when he won the Turf Classic. Not to mention a win at 6/1 in the Knickerbocker and that 12 lengths score in the Pilgram at age 2.

he's my all time favorite turf horse.

Was running right when I started watching racing, and on a family trip to Florida when I was 15, my mom and I rented a truck and drove to Ocala, FL to see the pretty horses. I remember we went to Double Diamond and saw a son of Personal Ensign (Proud Truth or something like that).. and then we went to Fred Hoopers farm and Diplomatic Jet was there... I was like freaking out cause I love that horse..

They let me to in his paddock and hold him on a lead rope.. he was quite a handful (not in a sumitis type of way though).

Good memories.. I'm sure my Mommy has pictures somewhere.

Ironically, I now live in the hell hole called Slowcala, and my house isnt too far from Hoopers old farm!

[Indian Charlie]

Slew the Dragon was a really nice and forgotten horse that was miserable on dirt and then moved up tons on turf.

I think he had one second in six turf starts, all the other starts being pretty easy wins.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Slew the Dragon was a really nice and forgotten horse that was miserable on dirt and then moved up tons on turf.

I think he had one second in six turf starts, all the other starts being pretty easy wins.

Still holds the TR at Aqueduct for 1 1/8th on turf. I believe that was set in the Lashkari stakes the day after the BC at the big A. Think he got beat at the Meadowlands going 3 turns. Rutgers maybe?

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yep. I would have bet the house no one was getting that one not named Kiri's or Rollo.

Diplomatic Jet was 7 for 13 over the Belmont turf with his 3 Grade 1 wins coming at 29/1 odds (By 4 lengths in the Manhatten) 11/1 odds (By 2 lengths in the Man O' War) and he also paid $13.40 when he won the Turf Classic.

I wish I had been here for the trivia last night..

Name the horses that were favored in those three Grade I races Diplomatic Jet won in 1996..

One was a Scotty Schulhofer trainee that had once run in the Belmont Stakes, the other was an Arlington Million winner..

[robfla]

Awad was one

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by robfla

Awad was one

Yup, that's correct.. he was favored in both the Man o War and Turf Classic that year..

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by KirisClown

I wish I had been here for the trivia last night..

Name the horses that were favored in those three Grade I races Diplomatic Jet won in 1996..

One was a Scotty Schulhofer trainee that had once run in the Belmont Stakes, the other was an Arlington Million winner..

Was Signal Tap the other?

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Was Signal Tap the other?

Yup, it was Signal Tap.. very good..

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Future Grade 1 winner ... was an absolute bum of a horse until he started going long on the turf with blinkers. Name him.