Henny Hughes is the best sprinter in the country

#1 07-01-2006, 06:04 PM

...mark it down...after what I saw today at Monmouth, he reaffirmed my belief in him that he is the best sprinter in the country and will be the big fave in the King's Bishop....I think he's better than Lost in the Fog, Songster and Bordonero....we'll see...ironically, I also think Keyed Entry - who scratched - is the 2nd best 3-year-old sprinter in the country but I think he will prove to be better at 7-8 panels around one turn more so than 6 furlongs.....Henny's natural high-cruising speed and efficient stride is as good as any I've seen in the last 5 years....His win today was unreal considering McLaughlin said that he wouldn't be 100%....he was eased up and won by a pole in 1:08 and change...crazy fast

paisjpq · #2 07-01-2006, 06:06 PM

S*** YEAH Joel!!! That horse is spectacular.

#3 07-01-2006, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

S*** YEAH Joel!!! That horse is spectacular.

The Shieks WILL dominate this fall baring any injuries....How is it not inevitable?

paisjpq · #4 07-01-2006, 06:22 PM

I have to believe that they will; and I also believe that they deserve this success given the amount of money that they have spent on it's pursuit.
I sincerely hope that HH can be their star though--I have history with that one. If you could have seen him at a week or a month or two months--he never had that gangly phase that foals get. He was just so well made--and an absolute pistol!

Pointg5 · #5 07-01-2006, 06:26 PM

Too Much Bling's the best 3yo sprinter...

Thunder Gulch · #6 07-01-2006, 06:27 PM

Need more evidence.

#7 07-01-2006, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pointg5

Too Much Bling's the best 3yo sprinter...

Wow...that is bold...the great thing is that we will find this out in the King's Bishop...good luck because TMB will need it to beat the monster that I saw run today...Wow!

miraja2 · #8 07-01-2006, 06:27 PM

"for me he is a definite "bet-against" in this race. Off of a layoff this long we can't be sure that he will be back to his 2yo form in his first start, and for that matter I'm not sure that he will EVER return to form."

That is what I said about HH in a different thread before the race. Ha! Sometimes I am so bad at this game that it just makes me laugh.
Great performance.

paisjpq · #9 07-01-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by miraja2

"for me he is a definite "bet-against" in this race. Off of a layoff this long we can't be sure that he will be back to his 2yo form in his first start, and for that matter I'm not sure that he will EVER return to form."

That is what I said about HH in a different thread before the race. Ha! Sometimes I am so bad at this game that it just makes me laugh.
Great performance.

One thing this game is so great at is serving everyone humble pie on a pretty regular basis. LOL

#10 07-01-2006, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by miraja2

"for me he is a definite "bet-against" in this race. Off of a layoff this long we can't be sure that he will be back to his 2yo form in his first start, and for that matter I'm not sure that he will EVER return to form."

That is what I said about HH in a different thread before the race. Ha! Sometimes I am so bad at this game that it just makes me laugh.
Great performance.

At least your honest and I like that...very few are anymore...

Dunbar · #11 07-03-2006, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by miraja2

"for me he is a definite "bet-against" in this race. Off of a layoff this long we can't be sure that he will be back to his 2yo form in his first start, and for that matter I'm not sure that he will EVER return to form."

That is what I said about HH in a different thread before the race. Ha! Sometimes I am so bad at this game that it just makes me laugh.
Great performance.

miraja,

first, noble of you to come back and post your own so wrong prediction. Second, just because this one came out wrong doesn't mean your idea was wrong. If you take the same kind of situation 100 times, maybe you'd be right often enough to be profitable. After the fact it's easy enough to feel brilliant or feel like an idiot. I don't see anything terribly wrong with your before-the-race thinking.

--Dunbar

ateamstupid · #12 07-01-2006, 06:50 PM

Very, VERY impressive. He's certainly gonna be tested by a lot better horses than He's Got Grit though, so I wouldn't hand over the Eclipse just yet..

Kasept · #13 07-01-2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

His win today was unreal considering McLaughlin said that he wouldn't be 100%

Hey JC, where did K-Mc say HH wasn't necessarily 100% going in today?

paisjpq · #14 07-01-2006, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

Hey JC, where did K-Mc say HH wasn't necessarily 100% going in today?

On your show Steve he said that he thought the horse might need a race...close enough to not 100%

Scav · #15 07-01-2006, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

Hey JC, where did K-Mc say HH wasn't necessarily 100% going in today?

I think he meant that he didn't have the screws 100% tighten and he might need the race....

#16 07-01-2006, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

Hey JC, where did K-Mc say HH wasn't necessarily 100% going in today?

He was quoted in the Form as saying that he'll probably need one or that he probably will not be 100% - or something to that effect...not sure of the exact quote but he definately sounded like he really didn't think the colt would be fully wound up for this, but he could have been playing possum...anyone remember the exact quote?...DRF doesn't archive there stories beyond a couple of days....

my miss storm cat · #17 07-01-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

...mark it down...after what I saw today at Monmouth, he reaffirmed my belief in him that he is the best sprinter in the country and will be the big fave in the King's Bishop....I think he's better than Lost in the Fog, Songster and Bordonero....we'll see...ironically, I also think Keyed Entry - who scratched - is the 2nd best 3-year-old sprinter in the country but I think he will prove to be better at 7-8 panels around one turn more so than 6 furlongs.....Henny's natural high-cruising speed and efficient stride is as good as any I've seen in the last 5 years....His win today was unreal considering McLaughlin said that he wouldn't be 100%....he was eased up and won by a pole in 1:08 and change...crazy fast

Ummm, Henny was GREAT but please don't forget about Proud Tower Too.

#18 07-01-2006, 07:07 PM

What a remarkable year this is for 3YO sprinters ...

Songster, Too Much Bling, Exclusive Quality, Keyed Entry ... now Henny Hughes ... a bumper crop ... unlike ...

... unlike last year when there were a bunch of palookas who were pushovers for a fraudulent "superhorse."

Yeah ... I'd pay to see these guys get together in the same race.

#19 07-01-2006, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Ummm, Henny was GREAT but please don't forget about Proud Tower Too.

Proud Tower Who?...j/k

...I just don't regard him as one of the top tier sprinters at the 6 furlongs distance....he's a nice horse though...

my miss storm cat · #20 07-07-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

Proud Tower Who?...j/k

...I just don't regard him as one of the top tier sprinters at the 6 furlongs distance....he's a nice horse though...

Damn..... he's injured and out for the rest of the year.

A shame.....