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March: Ta Wee
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Gaining 100 pounds can be good for some Road to the Roses kicks off this weekend, and while I have no idea why the Turf Paradise Derby and the El Camino Real Derby are scoring races (although at least the latter is graded), the rest should be very interesting indeed. First up is the Hutcheson at [...] Like so many promising 2-year-olds before her (Halfbridled, in particular, comes to mind), Stardom Bound (pictured) has had difficulty replicating her early successes; luckily, though, she is being given the opportunity to try her luck at 4. She makes her first start of the year at Santa Anita in the El Encino on Sunday. [...] Performance of the Year: Zarkava The Reigning Champ: Curlin Most Underrated Horse Out There: Einstein With Big Brown’s retirement, the Breeders’ Cup Classic seems wide open (or at least it will until we know who is pre-entered on Thursday). Curlin is still the desired headliner, of course, and while his workout yesterday seemed to please both trainer Steven Asmussen and owner Jess Jackson, his appearance in the race is [...] Finally, someone is asking the important questions about Big Brown’s retirement!
Case Clay, president of Three Chimneys, said he’s saddened by the news and isn’t sure when Big Brown would arrive at the farm. “We’re just going to let the horse kind of dictate that, let him heal from his foot injury and whenever he’s healed [...] Here’s one you really knew was coming: Big Brown. From the Blood-Horse: “Big Brown has been retired,” said Michael Iavarone, co-owner of IEAH Stables. “He not only tore the bulb off his foot, but half the foot was torn off. We did everything we could to get to the Breeders’ Cup. It’s devastating. And what [...] It’s a bit of a quiet week; Curlin had a workout to prep for the Jockey Club Gold Cup on the 27th and Colonel John became one of the first Breeders’ Cup contenders to work over Santa Anita’s new surface. Like Big Brown and a number of other potential starters, he will not have [...] Big Brown proved he can handle some fine turf horses over the weekend, and I give the horse a lot of credit for his impressive win. I still give his connections nothing but demerits, of course, for only giving him one more race, but, to paraphrase Princess Leia, if money is what they love, [...] In what should be a boon to Monmouth Park, Big Brown makes his return in the nearly-bespoke Monmouth Stakes, his first outing on turf since the maiden victory that put him on the map. While I wonder at the wisdom of allowing the horse’s owners to be ‘presenting sponsors‘ of the race (even though [...] |
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