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04-01-2012, 06:27 PM
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04-01-2012, 06:35 PM
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans
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#164
04-01-2012, 06:37 PM
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Right now if the Euro's,the filly and Drill ALL go then Isn't He Clever is #20 with $188,000 and Alpha/Optimizer are next in line
The only thing El Padrino has going for him is that unless a horse WINS a race they probably can't pass him
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04-01-2012, 06:50 PM
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GRADED EARNINGS
1 Hansen Michael Maker $1,400,000 2 Daddy Long Legs Aidan O'Brien $1,294,030 3 Union Rags Michael Matz $1,170,000 4 Wrote (IRE) Aidan O'Brien $756,630 5 Take Charge Indy Patrick Byrne $698,400 6 Creative Cause Mike Harrington $686,000 7 Sabercat Steve Asmussen $601,429 8 Daddy Nose Best Steve Asmussen $545,558 9 Secret Circle Bob Baffert $470,000 10 Dullahan Dale Romans $405,000 11 Liaison Bob Baffert $393,000 12 Prospective Mark Casse $365,452 13 Drill Bob Baffert $300,000 14 On Fire Baby (f) Gary Hartlage $286,729 15 Went the Day Well Graham Motion $282,000 16 Rousing Sermon Jerry Hollendorfer $270,000 17 Mark Valeski Larry Jones $260,000 18 El Padrino Todd Pletcher $250,000 19 Reveron Agustin Bezara $220,000 20 Isn't He Clever Henry Dominguez $188,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 Optimizer D. Wayne Lukas $181,375 22 Alpha Kiaran McLaughlin $180,000 23 Trinniberg Bisnath Parboo $174,500 24 Castaway Bob Baffert $162,000 25 I'll Have Another Doug O'Neill $151,000 26 Currency Swap Teresa Pompay $150,000 27 My Adonis Kelly Breen $130,000 28 Battle Hardened Eddie Kenneally $127,000 29 Genten Yoshito Yahagi $123,826 30 Brother Francis James Cassidy $120,000 31 Mr. Bowling Larry Jones $115,848 32 Lucky Chappy (IRE) Graham Motion $115,000 33 Jack's in the Deck Robin Graham $105,000 34 Gemologist Todd Pletcher $103,855 35 Longview Drive Jerry Hollendorfer $102,834 36 Scatman Michael Lauer $100,000 37 Shared Property Thomas Amoss $99,700 38 Fly Lexis Fly Arturo Morales $99,481 39 Stirred Up Bob Baffert $96,000 40 Howe Great Graham Motion $90,000 41 State of Play Graham Motion $90,000 42 Zip Top (IRE) James Bolger $85,244 43 Jake Mo Allen Milligan $85,000 44 News Pending Dale Romans $80,000 45 Handsome Mike Doug O'Neill $73,500 46 Golden Ticket Kenneth McPeek $70,000 47 Z Dager Steven Asmussen $65,000 48 Power World Bill Mott $61,354 49 Bodemeister Bob Baffert $60,000 50 Midnight Transfer Carla Gaines $36,000
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans Last edited by Kasept : 04-03-2012 at 02:25 PM.
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04-02-2012, 10:38 PM
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pretty crazy to think that if some horses other than the favorites win some of the next big prep races Went the Day well after a win in a $500k prep race could be on the outside looking in..
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04-03-2012, 01:38 AM
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I wonder if El Padrino will be an 11th hour addition to the Lexington if next Saturday's preps knock him further down the list.
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#169
04-03-2012, 01:55 AM
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Heavy Breathing and Windsurfer are both decent. What's second in Santa Anita derby worth? I need Midnight Transfer in.
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04-03-2012, 09:02 AM
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1st---$450,000 2nd---$150,000 3rd---$90,000 4th---$45,000 5th---$15,000
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#171
04-03-2012, 02:15 PM
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Yang Tse Kiang purchased by Hong Kong interests and likely to be shipped there, off the trail.
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04-08-2012, 10:49 AM
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04-08-2012, 11:03 AM
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Baffert's Bodemeister must win the Arkansas Derby to make the earnings cut. Second place is worth $200,000 which would only bring his earnings to $260,000. It would be outside the top 20 and with more stake races still left to go.
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04-08-2012, 11:16 AM
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The graded earnings stuff is starting to reach fever pitch. I think this year it could really blow-up depending on how a few things shake-out.
A horse like El Padrino, having won a "key" 3yo prep and having run a decent enough race in the Florida Derby, is more deserving of a chance than say a 2yo sprinter. Went The Day Well, whether you like him or not, is supposed to be in the gate for the Derby, but is currently 19th. Yes, I know, a lot can happen between now and May (and a lot will), but still. I'm sorta tired of the "when was the last time a legit horse was left out" stuff because suddenly, particularly this year, graded earnings are more common than 7-Elevens's and Circle K's. On the flip side, it feels as though this system is going to force trainers to actually run their horses a bit... and the "two prep" method might suffer a bit, which is a good thing.
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04-08-2012, 02:22 PM
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Why isn't Ever So Lucky listed in the Graded earnings? He was 3rd in a Grade III this year, and 2nd in a Grade II last year. Plus, he's entered in the Bluegrass, though he doesn't look good to me in that race, it's possible he could get 3rd.
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04-08-2012, 05:56 PM
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If El Padrino doesn't make the cut, blame the connections. They ditched the obvious and logical course of action of starting him in the Louisiana Derby. While the Risen Star is an important springboard, it is not really a "prep" in its own right. Looking at the 1-2-3 finishers in its past 30 runnings, only Risen Star and Mucho Macho Man have even hit the board in the Kentucky Derby (both 3rd in 1988 and 2011). I know Tejano Run came out of that race as well, but overall it hasn't been particularly productive. Went The Day Well won the Spiral, which is a Grade 3 race. While it has the recency of Animal Kingdom's one-in-a-million double, its hardly recognized as a marquee race anymore, and its running on a synthetic surface does it no favors. In addition, Went The Day Well has done little outside of this race, so he actually could be considered a horse that is riding the "earnings gravy train" straight into the Derby, with little to back it up.
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04-08-2012, 08:22 PM
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I don't see Wrote going, unless I've missed some recent news. Sabercat's connections are going to have a hard time sending him after he has no impact in the AD. I doubt Baffert sends Drill after he gets beat by a pole this weekend, and he's probably smart enough to know Liason is a waste of time as well. On Fire Baby? Rousing Sermon? Then, I hate to say it, but there will be at least one horse get sick or injured as well.
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