International chit chat

[NoChanceToDance]

Yeah. Where did he stand, do you know? Only a few years ago he was running against the likes of George Washington. Hard to think he'll be anywhere near ready for this though.

Godolphin ruined Macartney....... what a surprise.

At Haydock tomorrow, Tariq is back over seven furlongs on goos ground after a promising run in the Lockinge a couple of weeks ago. He is a seven furlong specialist with his conditions and a drop in grade. I think he'll take all the beating tomorrow. Main Aim will be the short priced fav, but he's a sprinter for me and he's up against a true seven furlong specialist who has already proved himself at this grade and higher.

[my miss storm cat]

Wow, had no idea he was coming back! I think he was in Ireland...

3rd!

Saturday May 30 2009
York 14:40 - Result
Sportingbet.com Stakes (conditions Race)
£12500 added, 3yo plus, 7f, Class 3, £8095 penalty, 10 ran
Going: Good to Firm
Winning Time: 1m 24.11s 14:10

Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 11 Regal Parade 9-2 A Nicholls D Nicholls 5 13/2
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead final 75 yards opened 11/2 touched 7/1
2 6 nk Mia's Boy 9-2 J F Egan C A Dwyer 5 11/4 f
held up behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish opened 7/2 touched 9/2 £2250-£500 £2100-£600 £1050-£300 £1500-£500
3 5 hd Court Masterpiece 9-2 G Gibbons J J Quinn 9 12/1
held up behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, not reached leaders opened 14/1 touched 10/1
4 8 ½ Tombi (USA) 9-2 T Hamilton J Howard Johnson 5 13/2
chased leaders, headway to lead well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra final 75 yards opened 11/2 touched 5/1
5 9 2½ Taqdeyr 9-2 P Robinson M A Jarvis 4 5/1
raced keen, with leader, ridden well over 1f out, kept on until no extra towards finish opened 7/2
6 2 3¼ Medicea Sidera 8-11 David Probert (3) E F Vaughan 5 16/1
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong opened 22/1 touched 14/1
7 10 1¼ McCartney (GER) 9-2 T E Durcan Saeed Suroor 4 6/1
held up behind, ridden and effort over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened final furlong opened 7/1 touched 11/2 £4000-£500 Each Way
8 7 3¼ Courageous (IRE) 8-5 Greg Fairley B Smart 3 14/1
raced keenly and led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong opened 16/1 touched 12/1
9 1 2¾ Marine Boy (IRE) 8-5 R Kingscote Tom Dascombe 3 11/1
mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out to over 1f out, weakened final furlong opened 14/1
10 3 1½ Alan Devonshire 9-2 M Lane (5) M H Tompkins 4 33/1
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened final furlong opened 50/1

[Pedigree Ann]

I saw McCartney win the big 2yo race at Doncaster on Leger day. Expected him to show more as he matured, since his pedigree (In the Wings over Dashing Blade) indicated classic distance talent at 3 and up, but it didn't pan out.

How many promising horses have had their careers trashed by Godolphin buying them up and then mismanaging them? You can start with every one they bought in the US to train for the Kentucky Derby. Yes, Street Cry came back to run well at 4, but he could have done much more than that, had he been left in the states to train.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

I saw McCartney win the big 2yo race at Doncaster on Leger day. Expected him to show more as he matured, since his pedigree (In the Wings over Dashing Blade) indicated classic distance talent at 3 and up, but it didn't pan out.

How many promising horses have had their careers trashed by Godolphin buying them up and then mismanaging them? You can start with every one they bought in the US to train for the Kentucky Derby. Yes, Street Cry came back to run well at 4, but he could have done much more than that, had he been left in the states to train.

The list is endless I'm afraid.

Layman is one I always remember. He finished a close second to Divine Proportions when trained in France by Fabre, and (correct me if I'm wrong) then went to run a brilliant race against top class Oratorio. He was then snapped up by Godolphin and did very little at all.

Songlark was another promising horse in France before they got their dirty little hands on it.

Sabre D'argent was one of the best 2yo's David Loder trained. It went to Godolphin and wasn't seen for a year. He won a bad race, went to America and wasn't sighted in any of his starts.

Caradak was another one.

Probably the biggest mess of all was Shawanda. A very very talented filly, sold to Godolphin and never saw the racetrack again.

Imperial Stride had won five in a row for Sir Michael Stoute, he was then sent to Godolphin, and surprise surprise he was injured within a couple of weeks. He didn't see the track until over a year later and was ruined.

This isn't a horse they purchased in training, but Desert Authority was the real deal. A good friend of mine rode him every day and to this day he still says he was a Gr1 horse with so much ability. He only made two racecourse appearances, winning both of them. Never to be seen again, probably dead

Kilworth is another I could mention, who they ruined.

Stage Gift, they injured him, too.

Short Skirt, another horse who was with Sir Michael Stoute. She was bought by the big blue bin........... she ran twice before being injured and retired.

Dijeer
Hala Bek!!!!!!
Razkalla
Carry On Katie
Vista Bella

I could sit here and write a list for hours and hours, but there is no point. And that is without the hundreds we have (and never will see) The horses that are broken down during training and destroyed. The wastage at Godolphin is huge. Hence the well known term "the big blue bin".

Another thing, I will always laugh at is Bayeux. Godolphin could manage very little with him, so they sold him. None other than Michael Tabor (coolmore) purchased him later in his career and has gone on to be a stakes winner in America and a great second finish behind Kip Deville.

The only horse that Godolphin have improved in many years has been Ramonti. They tried their hardest to ruin him, but injury after injury he kept coming back. That horse was as tough as nails.

It surprises me (still) that Godolphin are still respected in the industry. They have ruined so many nice horses, many horses have paid with their life just by being trained by these muppets and still they get represented as being the good guys and horseracings saving grace.

It's got to the stage where trainers such as Mark Johnston and Michael Jarvis are becoming scared of having really nice horses, as they know they will taken away and slowly run into the ground by Godolphin. They have to be very quiet about the good horses they have, try and disguise them for as long as possible. Neither of them can win. If they disguise them, they are losing out themselves, but if they have a very good one that wins a race impressively, it'll be at Godolphin by the end of the same day.

[my miss storm cat]

Sousa, Fravashi, Caymans, Aichi, Time Thief, Desuetude, Marching , El Cambio and Imvula to Godolphin...

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14 June 2009
GRAN PREMIO DI MILANO (G1)

age of reason uae h.ps. 4 ans Par: HALLING et TIME CHANGES (DANZIG) 04 GODOLPHIN BLEUE T BLEUE S. BIN SUROOR MARTIN DWYER 60,5 159457 1p 1p3p(08)8p4p0p0p 3p
000 DARLEY STUD MANAGEMENT CO. LTD
02 P2
freemusic ire m.ps. 5 ans Par: CELTIC SWING et FAVIGNANA (GRAND LODGE) 08 ALLEVAMENTO LA NUOVA SBARRA GROS-BLEU ETOILES ET M BLANCHES T BLANCHE ETOILES GROS-BLEU L. RICCARDI GERMANO MARCELLI 60,5 199836 3p2p4p 2p(08)7p1p5p3p
000 1 ALLEVAMENTO LA NUOVA SBARRA
03 P2
gimmy ire m.ps. 5 ans Par: LOMITAS et PURSUIT OF LIFE (PURSUIT OF LOVE) 01 LINO SCARPELLINI LILAS 1 CHEVRON JAUNE T LILASET JAUNE B. GRIZZETTI DARIO VARGIU 60,5 280795 4p2p1p1p(08)0p4p2p4p
000 L. SCARPELLINI
04 P2
permesso gb m.ps. 4 ans Par: SAKHEE et PERSIAN FILLY (PERSIAN BOLD) 09 ALLEVAMENTO LA NUOVA SBARRA GROS-BLEU ETOILES ET M BLANCHES T BLANCHE ETOILES GROS-BLEU CAMICI FABRIZIO & LUIGI SRL STEFANO LANDI 60,5 291686 8p 5p2p(08)2p2p1p5p 2p
000 O 1 AZIENDA AGRICOLA RAZZA DEL SOL
05 P2
quijano ger h.ps. 7 ans Par: ACATENANGO et QUILA (UNFUWAIN) 05 GESTUT FAHRHOF JAUNE M NOIRES T ECARTELEE JAUNE ET NOIR P. SCHIERGEN ANDRASCH STARKE 60,5 1461507 6p2p(08)9p2p2p1p 5p4p5
000 GESTUT FAHRHOF
06 P2
tremoto gb f.ps. 4 ans Par: GENEROUS et THERESE CHENU (LOCAL SUITOR) 02 PIETRO SEGHI BLANCHE EPAUL ROUGES M BLEUESBRASS OR T BLEUE ETOILE ROUGE CAMICI FABRIZIO & LUIGI SRL SAMUEL DIANA 59 61948 4p4p 2p(08)5p1p3p0p 2p
000 O AZIENDA AGR. ROSATI COLARIETI
07 P2
voila ici ire m.ps. 4 ans Par: DAYLAMI et FAR HOPE (BARATHEA) 06 SCUDERIA INCOLINX CERCLEE VERT & ROSE M ROSES TECARTELEE VERT ET ROSE V. CARUSO MIRCO DEMURO 60,5 166864 1p1p(08)1p1p2p5p 1p2p1
000 SOC. FINANZA LOCALE CONSULTING
08 P2
vol de nuit gb m.ps. 8 ans Par: LINAMIX et BEDSIDE STORY (MTOTO) 07 ALLEVAMENTO LA NUOVA SBARRA GROS-BLEU ETOILES ET M BLANCHES T BLANCHE ETOILES GROS-BLEU G. PUCCIATTI UMBERTO RISPOLI 60,5 455119 3p3p 3p1p(08)2p2p2p1p
515 1 GRUNDY BLOODSTOCK LTD
09 P2
winkle (ire) f.ps. 4 ans Par: HIGH CHAPARRAL et BERNIQUE (AFFIRMED) 03 H.H. AGA KHAN VERTE EPAULETTES ROUGES T VERTE M. DELZANGLES MARCO MONTERISO 59 72800 3p(08)1p3p1p1p
480 HARAS DE S.A. AGA KHAN SCEA

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Sousa, Fravashi, Caymans, Aichi, Time Thief, Desuetude, Marching , El Cambio and Imvula to Godolphin...

Poor them.

How long before one is broken down and never to be seen again??

I really like Aichi, too

[my miss storm cat]

RP...

Godolphin thwarted by Quijano in Milan Group 1
By Robert Carter1.15PM 15 JUN 2009
Report: Italy, Sunday

San Siro: Gran Premio di Milano (Group 1) 1m4f, 3yo+

GODOLPHIN'S search for a top-level winner this year came up short once more in Italy on Sunday, although Age Of Reason ran a brave race to finish second to Germany's Quijano in the Gran Premio di Milano.

Quijano, sent off 7-4 second favourite behind Voila Ici, was completing back-to-back successes at San Siro on Sunday, had to be driven out to beat Age of Reason by onelength.

The Godolphin colt, who was running for the first time since winning the Qatar International Cup in February, had put his nose in front two furlongs from home.

Vol De Nuit had set only a steady pace and wasfar from done with, and Martin Dwyer was never able to establish a clear advantage on Age Of Reason.

Quijano, who had raced in third most of the way, gradually wore him down.

Andrasch Starke drove out the German seven-year-old to inch clear while Age Of Reason saved second by a head from Voila Ici, who rallied strongly after being outpaced more than two furlongs from home.

Starke said: "Quijano was always going well. He can be lazy in frontbut he kept on strongly, I think he's as good as ever."

Diana Cooper, representing Godolphin, was delighted with the effort of the second. "He seems to run best when fresh," she said. "Martin Dwyer gave him a lovely ride and we were beaten by a better horse on the day - a genuine Group 1 horse.

"But Age Of Reason appreciated the fast ground, will hopefully be able to win a Group 1 this summer."

Vittorio Caruso and Mirco Demuro, trainer and rider of Voila Ici who was narrowly favoured over the winner, both blamed the slow pace. Caruso added: "He could have been second if he'd got going earlier."

[my miss storm cat]

Disappointing...

Paco Boy out of the July Cup, Naaqoos out of the Jean Prat, Archi out of the Coral-Eclipse, Russian Sage out of the Arlington Million.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Disappointing...

Paco Boy out of the July Cup, Naaqoos out of the Jean Prat, Archi out of the Coral-Eclipse, Russian Sage out of the Arlington Million.

Everything seems to have gone far too smoothly for the big guns so far this year, looks like the anti racing gods are making up for it now. Not managed to catch any racing news for the last couple of days. Perticularly disappointed about Paco Boy not running in the July Cup, I was really looking forward to seeing how he got on over six furlongs.

[my miss storm cat]

I added Big City Man to the angels thread...

[my miss storm cat]

Nice field. Tiza, Mariol, Planet Five in unkown order.

Print Maisons-Laffitte - Sunday 12 July

15:30
11 Run Prix De Ris-orangis (group 3)(3yo )
Class , £80000.00 added, 2yo only, £40000.00 penalty 5f 212y

Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(3) 1722-16 Tiza (SAF) A de Royer Dupre 7 9 4 D Boeuf
2(1) 7-19215 Mood Music M Hofer 5 9 4 M Guyon
3(11) 95-4417 Strike The Deal (USA) J Noseda 4 8 13 P Robinson
4(7) 400-236 Mariol (FR) R 6 8 13 G Benoist
5(8) 542173 Contest (IRE) C Theodorakis 5 8 13 S Pasquier
6(4) 117-961 Delvita (FR) Jv Toux 5 8 10 O Peslier
7(2) 705-021 Blue Cayenne (FR) Mlle Sv Tarrou (s) 4 8 10 T Jarnet
8(6) 73-11 Planet Five (USA) P 3 8 8 C P Lemaire
9(5) 2 As De Trebol (USA) G Arizkorreta 3 8 8 I Mendizabal
10(9) 3-11 Aiboa (IRE) La Grajales 3 8 5 C Soumillon
11(10) 6-13154 Only Green (IRE) F Head 3 8 5 D Bonilla


Betting Forecast: 11/4 Strike The Deal (USA), 4/1 Mood Music, Tiza (SAF), 8/1 Mariol (FR), 10/1 Only Green (IRE), Aiboa (IRE), 12/1 Planet Five (USA), 14/1 Contest (IRE), 20/1 Blue Cayenne (FR), Delvita (FR), 25/1 As De Trebol (USA)

[my miss storm cat]

Tiza wins, at 12/1!

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...-3/607887/top/

[my miss storm cat]

On the brilliant Sea the Stars...

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...ING_Stars.html

[my miss storm cat]

Linngari (applause ) to shuttle to Brazil...

[my miss storm cat]

http://www.virtualformguide.com/cgi-...haustralia.txt

Jockeys Banned After Flight Incidents

Three South Australian jockeys have been fined and suspended for one month after misbehaving on a commercial flight from Adelaide to Mount Gambier.
Jockeys Garry Hoobin, Paul Marks and Sean Harrison fronted TRSA stewards yesterday, after an incident on June 23.

Stewards deemed their actions on the flight were "prejudical to the image of racing" and subsequently charged them under the rule of AAR.175A.

Hoobin and Marks pleaded guilty while Harrison offered no plea.

After deliberating, stewards suspended all riders for one month commencing at midnight on Sunday, 19 July 2009 and in addition, each rider was fined $500 and received a year ban from all Regional Express flights.

It is understood the riders brought twelve beers on the Regional Express flight and despite the pleadings of airline staff not to open them, proceeded to consume the alcohol.

Ironically, the trio were returning from an industry-funded tutorial about responsible consumption of alcohol.

It is also believed Paul Marks is under investigation from the Civil Aviation Authority for allegedly failing to wear a seatbelt during the flight.

All riders have been informed of their right to lodge an appeal.

[my miss storm cat]

Anyone know the field for the Deutschland Preis (at Dusseldorf) yet?

Thanks.

[my miss storm cat]

Awww, disappointing.

Feel better, Youmzain!

From Channon's site...
(no author listed)

YOUMZAIN RULED OUT OF KING GEORGE

YOUMZAIN will be an absentee from the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday week after sustaining a minor setback.

The six-year-old was this morning found to have a swollen near-fore joint that although superficial is enough to scupper his chance of lining-up for Ascot's mid-summer feature.

Mick said: "The horse isn't lame but there's swelling round the joint and we can't take any chances. X-rays taken on the leg showed nothing for us to get worried about, and he'll hopefully be back later in the year."

Youmzain finished third in last year's King George and most recently occupied the same placing in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Ironically he had worked encouragingly in a visor as recently as Tuesday.

[my miss storm cat]

Gladiatorus out of the Million...

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...adiatorus.html

[my miss storm cat]

They look happy.

Nice pic of three retired chanpions...

http://www.racingpost.com/horses/home.sd?story=618077

[my miss storm cat]

Mac Love!

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...-again/619674/