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Post by Ætheling on Apr 28, 2021 17:40:33 GMT -5
 Athena did the work and posted this in another thread, but I copied and pasted it here so that everyone can find it easily. Post position, horse, trainer, jockey, morning-line odds: 1. Known Agenda, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., 6-1 2. Like the King, Wesley Ward, Drayden Van Dyke, 50-1 3. Brooklyn Strong, Daniel Velazquez, Umberto Rispoli, 50-1 4. Keepmeinmind, Robertino Diodoro, David Cohen, 50-1 5. Sainthood, Todd Pletcher, Corey Lanerie, 50-1 6. O Besos, Greg Foley, Marcelino Pedroza, 20-1 7. Mandaloun, Brad Cox, Florent Geroux, 15-1 8. Medina Spirit, Bob Baffert, John Velazquez, 15-1 9. Hot Rod Charlie, Doug O'Neill, Flavien Prat, 8-1 10. Midnight Bourbon, Steve Asmussen, Mike Smith, 20-1 11. Dynamic One, Todd Pletcher, Jose Ortiz, 20-1 12. Helium, Mark Casse, Julien Leparoux, 50-1 13. Hidden Stash, Vicki Oliver, Rafael Bejarano, 50-1 14. Essential Quality, Brad Cox, Luis Saez, 2-1 15. Rock Your World, John Sadler, Joel Rosario, 5-1 16. King Fury, SCRATCHED Kenny McPeek, Brian Hernandez Jr., 20-1 17. Highly Motivated, Chad Brown, Javier Castellano, 10-1 18. Super Stock, Steve Asmussen, Ricardo Santana Jr., 30-1 19. Soup and Sandwich, Mark Casse, Tyler Gaffalione, 30-1 20. Bourbonic, Todd Pletcher, Kendrick Carmouche, 30-1 🐎 PICK YOUR THREE FAVORITE PONIES 🐎 And post your choices below! We will see which of us does best! 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 |
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Apr 28, 2021 18:54:56 GMT -5
1st- Rock Your World
2nd- Essential Quality
3rd- Hot Rod Charlie (Lava Man is going to be his lead pony!)
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Apr 30, 2021 19:05:48 GMT -5
King Fury has been scratched.
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Post by Ætheling on Apr 30, 2021 20:21:40 GMT -5
Twinkle, thank you for letting us know!
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on Apr 30, 2021 23:29:49 GMT -5
1. Highly Motivated
2. Essential Quality
3. Rock Your World
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Post by Ætheling on May 1, 2021 12:20:04 GMT -5
🌹 Run for the Roses 🌹
One of my favorite tunes, to get us in the mood for the Kentucky Derby:
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Post by Ætheling on May 1, 2021 12:33:55 GMT -5
Mint Juleps
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Post by Bootsie (1995-2013) on May 1, 2021 12:44:55 GMT -5
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Ætheling and I are putting our picks in separately. That way there’s more cats picking ponies.
1. Like the King
2. Midnight Bourbon
3. Soup and Sandwich
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Post by Ætheling on May 1, 2021 12:52:45 GMT -5
Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) , thanks again for letting us know about King Fury. I changed the list as soon as I saw your post
🐎🌹🐎
1. Medina Spirit
2. Bourbonic
3. Hidden Stash
🐎🌹🐎
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on May 1, 2021 18:24:00 GMT -5
ORDER OF FINISH
Medina Spirit
Mandaloun
Hot Rod Charlie
Essential Quality
O Besos
Midnight Bourbon
Keepmeinmind
Helium
Known Agenda
Highly Motivated
Sainthood
Like the King
Bourbonic
Hidden Stash
Brooklyn Strong
Super Stock
Rock Your World
Dynamic One
Soup and Sandwich
Aetheling, you picked the winner! Two of my horses are still running.
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Post by Apollo (In Memory) on May 1, 2021 18:33:25 GMT -5
Nowdays, when untried yearlings are sold for millions of $$$$$, Medina Spirit was sold as a yearling at the Keenland, Kentucky sales for $1,000.
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Post by Bootsie (1995-2013) on May 1, 2021 18:45:27 GMT -5
Amazing, Apollo, isn’t it? And look at the money he’s made. Congratulations to Medina Spirit! |
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on May 3, 2021 15:18:49 GMT -5
Run for the Roses has to be one of the saddest songs ...
Run for the roses as fast as you can, your fate is delivered = race horses are running for their lives. If and when they're no longer winners a long ride to a Mexican slaughterhouse is most likely. Or out-of-sight, out-of-mind owners sell them to Asian race owners. And in Japan and Korea if the horse isn't still winning or producing winners it follows the path of Ferdinand.
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on May 4, 2021 8:50:59 GMT -5
Yes, that song is very sad. Everytime I think of Ferdinand it makes me so furious. How in the world can a horse win The Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup Classic & Horse of the Year for crying out loud & wind up in a slaughterhouse? Exceller defeated both Seattle Slew & Affirmed in the same race & he wound up in a slaughterhouse as well as many others. He was a bit before my time, but I mostly certainly remember Ferdinand. Crying shame!!
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on May 4, 2021 13:11:37 GMT -5
Supposedly, since the Ferdinand incident, some owners are now including buy-back clauses within their stallion contracts. Reportedly, such clauses were included for Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm (who was moved to Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Kentucky upon his 2014 retirement after the buy-back clause was invoked) and Dubai World Cup winner Roses in May, both of whom were sent to Japan.
According to recent PETA news, after viewing PETA's sad and startling expose of horse slaughter in South Korea and learning that Kentucky Derby racer Private Vow was recently slaughtered there, The Stronach Group, a major player in the North American horseracing industry, is supporting PETA'S call to ban the sale of thoroughbreds to South Korea.
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had a real problem with trying to get back in. So, I just been coming more often than before. I want to stay logged in so, when I close my laptop for the day or evening, I will be back in without interference thank U
it'll take me some time to get back to what I enjoy.