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04-16-2007, 12:31 PM
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The Teofilo Rumor...
This is from Sporting life.....
Has anyone heard anything more? TEOFILO FEARS LEAD TO GUINEAS CHAOS By PA Sport Staff A host of bookmakers suspended betting on the 2000 Guineas on Monday afternoon following rumours concerning the participation of long-time ante-post favourite Teofilo. Jim Bolger's son of Galileo is unbeaten in five starts, including two victories at the highest level. But his price began to drift on Betfair and by 4.10pm he had been displaced at the head of the market by Peter Chapple-Hyam's Dutch Art. Meanwhile a host of fixed-odds layers, including Guineas sponsors Stan James, suspended their markets. By 4.50pm confidence had apparently returned on Betfair and Tefilo was again trading as clear favourite. Coral's Simon Clare said his firm had seen a deluge of money for all the other leading fancies. "People are coming on to back everything else in the race and in the space of 40 minutes we decided we had to pull the plug," he explained. "In our experience, something is amiss. "It would be a another major blow for ante-post punters who have already seen Holy Roman Emperor carted off to stud. "When that happened, their one consolation was that Teofilo was still heading for the race, but that now looks doubtful. "In these situations there is normally no smoke without fire and it would be the biggest double-whammy ever to punters." http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...G_Teofilo.html 
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04-16-2007, 12:59 PM
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  Hope he's okay. The thought of both HRE and Teofilo..... I won't go there.
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04-17-2007, 06:11 AM
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training setback caused the drift in price....this aint a good sign.
from setanta sports Jim Bolger has brought the speculation regarding Teofilo to an end by confirming that the colt has suffered a training setback but remains on course for month's Stan James 2000 Guineas. On Monday betting was suspended on the opening Classic of the season after rumours began to circulate regarding the wellbeing of the ante-post favourite. The reports prompted punters to move for his main Newmarket rivals, including Dutch Art Following the lack of comment from the Bolger camp betting remained suspended overnight with most of the major bookmaking firms, with the exception of Ladbrokes. He was, however, reinstated as the 5-4 favourite when trading reopened on Tuesday morning. Prior to the betting activity Bolger had reported his star to be on course for Newmarket, but issued a statement on Tuesday confirming reports that the unbeaten son of Galileo had, indeed, suffered a setback. "Teofilo has had a training setback. When trotted yesterday afternoon he showed slight discomfort." the statement read. "As a result, his training will be restricted to walking and swimming for one week. "Otherwise, he is fit and well and on target for his 2000 Guineas tilt on May 5. "A further statement on his condition will be issued early next week."
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08-02-2007, 02:25 PM
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Racing post.....
Teofilo's racing career is over, says Bolger by Martin Kelly . TEOFILO, last year's champion two-year-old and former ante-post favourite for the 2,000 Guineas and Derby, has been retired from racing. Jim Bolger's son of Galileo charged through his juvenile career to win all five of his starts, which included the National Stakes and the Dewhurst. However, he suffered a tendon problem shortly before the Guineas this spring and was ruled out of the Newmarket showpiece just 48 hours before it took place. Bolger had hoped to bring the colt back for a late-season campaign, but he has finally been retired. In a statement released on Thursday evening, Bolger said: "Following an unsatisfactory scan, it has been decided to retire Teofilo from racing with immediate effect. "Jackie and Jim Bolger would like to thank their staff who have worked tirelessly with great dedication, making every effort to return Teofilo to the racecourse. "They would also like to thank the many well-wishers who have taken such an interest in the past year. "They are most grateful to the sponsors of every prestigious race Teofilo won in his short but spectacular career, in which he was unbeaten and secured the coveted title of champion European two-year-old."
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08-02-2007, 03:04 PM
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Disappointing news, indeed.
As the weeks past with no news it looked more and more likely that this would happen, though.
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08-02-2007, 05:52 PM
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yeah, it always looked on the cards.. im so sad though, he really could have been anything.. He wasnt supposed to do that well as a 2yo but was as tough and genuine (and with alot of speed) as they come.. We do have some decent 3yos this year but Ill probably remember from this crop is the what might have beens for Teo and HRE!!
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08-02-2007, 06:02 PM
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This fella could have been anything. As Jim Bolger once said "what he achieves at two is a bonus". Well, if that was just a "bonus" i hate to think what he would have done to the current 3yo crop, i'm certain we would have been saying "who is Authorized?". He would have destroyed him, and probably Cockney Rebel, too. No one can be sure, but i think he would have done the Triple Crown. I'm praying that New Approach can fill Teofilo's boots this year AND next
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08-02-2007, 06:38 PM
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Would have been nice to see him race again though, a real shame.
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08-07-2007, 05:03 AM
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Isn't owned by Darley though, The Bolger's still own him, which is very interesting. Maybe the Sheikh has realised that greed isn't the only way forward. They better not mess it up for him, though otherwise they will be out of there.
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