D'OH! No Queen's Plate for Rocker..

[jcs11204]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

He's really done enough.

that is so ****ing dumb... i cringe when i see ppl saying that, its so...... lame, and old.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by kgar311

Oh yea I remember watching northern dancer race as a child. Brings back fond memories. Wait, didnt he race in the 60s, that just a little before my time. We all know there are a select few but for the most part they dont do much here in the states.

i've deliberately stayed away from the retarded icons just so when i finally used them they'd have more of an impact.



you seriously don't even know what you don't know.

hi mort.

[MisterB]

The only thing I thought was confusing, was when everyone , including the hype about how NYRA was so glad HR wasn't running in the Preakness to assure a TC.

[Bigsmc]

The only thing this thread is lacking is an appearance by DT's most famous Canadian member to defend his country's honor against this clown.


Where or where is WarranT when his country needs him?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MisterB

The only thing I thought was confusing, was when everyone , including the hype about how NYRA was so glad HR wasn't running in the Preakness to assure a TC.

no, it was to assure a TC attempt. and that happened.
seriously tho, i don't know why anyone would find it shocking that frank stronach wanted to run in, and try to win the Queen's Plate.

all in all, a jewel of a thread.

[kgar311]

Originally Posted by Danzig

no, it was to assure a TC attempt. and that happened.
seriously tho, i don't know why anyone would find it shocking that frank stronach wanted to run in, and try to win the Queen's Plate.

all in all, a jewel of a thread.

Your right the Queens Plate does soooo much more for a horse and its stock then winning that crappy Preakness race.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Danzig

no, it was to assure a TC attempt. and that happened.
seriously tho, i don't know why anyone would find it shocking that frank stronach wanted to run in, and try to win the Queen's Plate.

all in all, a jewel of a thread.

I worked out pretty good for Stronach with Awesome Again, in turn the sire of his Ghostzapper and Ginger Punch, two more irrelevancies.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by kgar311

Oh wait, im sorry its the mecca of horse racing. Canadian influence on horse racing can be felt around the world. From... winning the ... to ???? wait I cant think of any influence it has globally. Its only relevent in Canada.

You are a fool.

Look these up and learn a little:
L'enjeleur
Bold Ruckus
Norcliff
Carotene
Awesome Again
Runaway Groom
Kennedy Road
Izvestia
Sky Classic
Dance Samrtly
Glorious Song
With Approval
Dep Minister
Sunnys Halo
Fanfrelueche
The Minstrel
La Prevoyante
Nijinsky II
Northern Dancer

Start from the bottom of the list.

Report back by 5 pm. Your fool suit should be ready by then.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

You are a fool.

Look these up and learn a little:
L'enjeleur
Bold Ruckus
Norcliff
Carotene
Awesome Again
Runaway Groom
Kennedy Road
Izvestia
Sky Classic
Dance Samrtly
Glorious Song
With Approval
Dep Minister
Sunnys Halo
Fanfrelueche
The Minstrel
La Prevoyante
Nijinsky II
Northern Dancer

Start from the bottom of the list.

Report back by 5 pm. Your fool suit should be ready by then.

That's quite a list! Good work.

I particularily liked Glorious Song, what a mare she was.

Let's throw in 2 recent graded 1 winners, Jambalaya and Sky Conqueror.
I think Langfuhr was already mentioned, how about Alydeed? Apelia raced for Knob Hill Farms I think...Wilderness Song won the Spinster for Sam Son. Always a Classic won the that grass race the Early Times at Churchill. Victory gallop, Mt Sassasfras won the GP Hdcp..off the top that's it.

[blackthroatedwind]

I was trying to remember if Glorious Song was a Canadian bred. Thanks.

Her brother wasn't too bad either.

[parsixfarms]

In terms of impact of recent on the breed, an interesting way of looking at it is that there are currently only eight stallions that stand for more than $150,000. Two of them are Canadian-breds (Awesome Again and Smart Strike); two of them are by Canadian champions (Ghostzapper by Awesome Again, and Awesome Again by Deputy Minister). And let's not forget that the 2007 North American Champion 3YO, Older Mare, Turf Horse and Horse of the Year were all sired by irrelevant stallions born in Canada.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

In terms of impact of recent on the breed, an interesting way of looking at it is that there are currently only eight stallions that stand for more than $150,000. Two of them are Canadian-breds (Awesome Again and Smart Strike); two of them are by Canadian champions (Ghostzapper by Awesome Again, and Awesome Again by Deputy Minister). And let's not forget that the 2007 North American Champion 3YO, Older Mare, Turf Horse and Horse of the Year were all sired by irrelevant stallions born in Canada.

see, my original post above is a much shorter version of what i had originally. it included bits of what you have here....


thing is, northern dancer is one of the most influential sires ever. he's left his mark all over the world. sadlers wells was the predominant euro sire for YEARS, sired by the dancer.
danzig, top stakes sire in north america ever-also by nor. dancer. danehill, always gave sadler a run for his money, and put australian racing on the map-sired by danzig.
yeah, canadian horses suck...

i wonder what the # of horses bred in canada amounts to vs the us. i'd imagine percentage wise, they hold their own quite well.

and to sneer down your nose at the queens plate would be like sneering at the japan cup, or the ky derby. it's that countrys top race, and i'd imagine plenty of proud canadians dream of winning it.

[the_fat_man]

and even more IMPORTANT in the scheme of things: CANADIANS DON'T PAY TAX ON GAMBLING WINNINGS.

everything else is peripheral

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

and even more IMPORTANT in the scheme of things: CANADIANS DON'T PAY TAX ON GAMBLING WINNINGS.

everything else is peripheral

You seem to be missing something.....most threads on message boards concerning every industry or topic on the internet are unimportant. It's just people shooting the sh it. It's meaningless by it's very nature.

Continually telling us how useless the conversations are is like telling some jerk reading a Victoria's Secret catalog that he's not going to bang any of the models.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Continually telling us how useless the conversations are is like telling some jerk reading a Victoria's Secret catalog that he's not going to bang any of the models.

Another death blow to Scav's love life.

[herkhorse]

do threads often make the trip down to eso and back?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by 3kings

Another death blow to Scav's love life.

I'm quite the buzzkill these days.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You seem to be missing something.....most threads on message boards concerning every industry or topic on the internet are unimportant. It's just people shooting the sh it. It's meaningless by it's very nature.

Continually telling us how useless the conversations are is like telling some jerk reading a Victoria's Secret catalog that he's not going to bang any of the models.

While that wasn't my intent, in this case, I nonetheless hold out some hope that forums such as this might, at some point, be put to use analyzing races. With so many tracks out there, having a network of peers would be of great advantage; it would make the game a bit easier. Of course, I'm sure this is going on in a limited sense with those who actually play seriously.

[ELA]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

and even more IMPORTANT in the scheme of things: CANADIANS DON'T PAY TAX ON GAMBLING WINNINGS.

everything else is peripheral

Why exactly is this important?

Eric

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by ELA

Why exactly is this important?

Eric

Is that a trick ?