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Shakis is entered this weekend and Desert Fight, who did alright in Dubai when she behaved anyway
 , is working and getting ready.Anyone have Greetings updates? 
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07-18-2007, 08:46 PM
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Songster out indefinitely Godolphin's top sprinter Songster will be out indefinitely with a strained ligament, Mettee said Wednesday. Songster, a 4-year-old son of Songandaprayer, made a stellar seasonal debut, winning the Grade 3 Bold Ruler Handicap by 2 1/2 lengths on May 12. He was training toward a start in the Grade 2 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga on July 28. On Sunday, he worked five furlongs in 1:01.24 over the Belmont main track. "He did not come out of the work good," Mettee said. "He's got a strained ligament. He's going to be off for some time. We're going to have some scans done, redo them, and see where we are. He won't be going up to Saratoga with us. He really trained good. We're really disappointed." As a 3-year-old, Songster won the Grade 2 Woody Stephens and Grade 3 Hirsch Jacobs. Overall, Songster has a record of 4-3-0 from 8 starts. He has earned $367,740. * * * Discreet Cat back on track Mettee reported that Discreet Cat has been jogging for about two weeks and will likely begin galloping next week when he ships to Saratoga. Discreet Cat, who won last year's Grade 1 Cigar Mile, has not raced since finishing last in the Dubai World Cup. Discreet Cat was found to have a throat abscess out of that race. He arrived here in early May and was simply walking under tack until two weeks ago. "He's jogging sound and we're real happy with him," Mettee said. "He'll probably start galloping by the time we get up to Saratoga. We don't have a time frame for his first breeze. Once he gets into galloping, it won't be long until we get him into a little breeze. When he's good, he'll come to hand pretty fast." Mettee said Godolphin has not targeted a return spot for Discreet Cat, who last year won a third-level allowance race at Saratoga by 11 lengths in his first start since winning that year's UAE Derby. Two years ago, he won his career debut at Saratoga. http://www.drf.com/news/article/86789.html
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08-25-2007, 03:34 PM
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Good boy, Shakis.
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08-25-2007, 08:41 PM
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08-26-2007, 11:02 AM
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 A UAE press release.... Shakis shatters course record with Bernard Baruch win Shakis, who raced 11 times in the UAE, has found a new lease of life in the USA evidenced by his win in the Bernard Baruch (copyright Adam Coglianese/NYRA) After being mightily tested in several of Dubai’s best races over the past three seasons, Shakis uncorked a career-best performance to eclipse a 34-year-old Saratoga Race Course record and win the 49th running of the US$200,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (Gr.2) on Saturday. Bred in Ireland and raced by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum, Shakis broke from the one post and saved ground along the rail during the entire 1 1/8-mile race under jockey Alan Garcia. With pacesetting Grade 3 winner Ballast taking a lead into the stretch after cutting demanding fractions of :23.10, :47.10 and 1:10.11 on a dried-out course rated firm, Shakis bulled his way through a narrow hole at the hedge and then accelerated to a three-quarter length score in 1:45.33. The time bested the Mellon Turf Course record of 1:45.40 set by Tentam in 1973 and equaled by Waya in 1978. Big Prairie rallied to gain second by a head over Grade 3 winner Drum Major, who held a 1 ˝-length advantage over the tiring Ballast. Favored Cosmonaut, who carried 122 pounds and gave six pounds to Shakis, dropped back from second through most of the race to fifth. “He’s a real professional seven-year-old,” said winning trainer Kiaran McLaughlin of Shakis, a son of Machiavellian out of the Nashwan mare Tawaaded. “He has done everything right in the past. I was happy he was willing, and he had plenty to get through the inside.” “I wanted to put him in the best position I could,” reported a jubilant Garcia, 21, who counted the victory as among the most significant of his career. “I was not intimidated by being behind horses.” Shakis has raced 11 times in the United Arab Emirates after beginning his career in France, where he twice placed in Group 3 stakes. He won a handicap during the 2006 Dubai International Racing Carnival and finished second by a nose to Wolf Whistle in the ’05 Al Rashidiya (Gr.3). Although he had never won a stakes prior to Saturday, Shakis was good enough to be entered in the 2005 Dubai Duty Free (Gr.1) and in the ’06 Dubai World Cup (Gr.1). In three races at Nad al Sheba during the 2007 Dubai International Racing Carnival, Shakis did not finish better than fourth. However, his career has taken an entirely different turn in the United States, where he has raced four times and won twice since late May, all while treated with the anti-bleeder medication Salix. On June 9, he finished only a head behind Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr.1) winner Better Talk Now and multiple Grade 1 winner English Channel while third in the Manhattan Handicap (Gr.1), demonstrating his quality. With the $120,000 first place-prize from the Bernard Baruch, Shakis boosted his career earnings to $496,889. He has won six of 27 career starts and placed seven times.
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08-27-2007, 04:54 PM
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Shakis to the Shadwell Mile.....
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08-27-2007, 04:58 PM
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Pleased for Shakis, i always thought he had a big win in him....... it was just extracting that ability. Now they have found the real key to him, the world is his oyster!
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08-27-2007, 05:19 PM
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08-27-2007, 05:20 PM
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08-27-2007, 05:21 PM
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I liked Shakis a bit on Saturday.
But.... you will never see a horse get a better trip than he did. When a very good turf horse gets a dream trip like he did, it can look a bit better than it was. I do like him, however. A 7 yo no less. I'm glad they sent him over.
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Hey Sightseek, do you go to Belmont during the week?
If so Emirates to Dubai is entered on Wednesday!!! http://www.godolphin.com/Entries.aspx (Damn I miss the music).
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Finally!
Hollywood Park - November 18th, 2007 - Race 4 Estimated Local Post Time: 2:01 PM Race Type: Allowance Breed: Thoroughbred Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward Sex: Fillies and Mares Purse: $56,000 Distance: Six And One Half Furlongs Surface: All Weather Track Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name 1 Dearest Trickski (FL) 3 Filly 122 Michael C. Baze 2 Pinata (KY) 3 Filly 120 Martin A. Pedroza 3 Greetings (BRZ) 4 Filly 120 David Romero Flores 4 Zardana (BRZ) 3 Filly 122 Alex O. Solis 5 Downthedustyroad (AR) 4 Filly 120 Jon Kenton Court 6 Ex Caelis (KY) 4 Filly 122 Victor Espinoza
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Long time no see.... In my opinion, as stated in another topic, Zardana is more impressive than Greetings... Long layoff, though
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