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George Washington | Superfectablog v3.0 - Part 2

Racehorses in History

May: Fairy Chant
b. 1937
Why: A champion at 3 and 4, Fairy Chant won the Beldame twice. She was in the money for 26 of her 42 races.

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Breeders’ Cup Picks

The European perspective seems a bit glum in some quarters; in others, they are simply surprised that George Washington is not being seen as a conquering hero by the Americans.

Here in the States, there is comparatively little Bernardini-centered coverage compared with a number of European articles focusing on star horses; one of the few is [...]

November 2nd, 2006 | Category: Bernardini, Better Talk Now, Breeders' Cup, English Channel, Fleet Indian, George Washington, Gorella, Great Hunter, Henny Hughes, Lewis Michael, Ouija Board, Round Pond, Teuflesberg | Leave a comment

Breeders’ Cup Insurance

So, Discreet Cat is officially entered in the Classic. But only technically, you see — there’s no plan to actually run him against his powerhouse stablemate, Bernardini; he’s just here in case Bernardini suddenly comes up sick or injured. This little ‘insurance policy’ has the further effect of ensuring that Flower [...]

October 27th, 2006 | Category: Breeders' Cup, Discreet Cat, George Washington, History | Leave a comment

Classic Considerations

Gorella won in her trademark style over the weekend (although Karen’s Caper looked very sharp indeed) and now seems much more likely for the Mile after George Washington’s defection to the Classic. The Mile will still be a tough race — Aussie Rules was very impressive in his last win and Aragorn is a [...]

October 17th, 2006 | Category: Barbaro, George Washington, Gorella | Leave a comment

Dylan Thomas May Need A Drink

Bernardini — what else is there to say about the Jockey Club Gold Cup? He never seemed to break a sweat. I did feel badly for Dylan Thomas; he’s a fantastic horse, but he clearly hated the surface (and it is interesting to see dirt described as an ‘artificial surface’ as the Independent [...]

October 9th, 2006 | Category: Barbaro, Bernardini, English Channel, George Washington, Lava Man | Leave a comment

Worth the Wait

Wait a While was certainly impressive over the weekend; I’m not sure she is in the same league with Ouija Board at the moment, but there is every chance she could get there next year. It was also nice to see The Tin Man underline his Arlington Million victory with his Clement Hirsch win [...]

October 3rd, 2006 | Category: Barbaro, Discreet Cat, George Washington, Lost in the Fog, Wait a While | Leave a comment

Oh-ee-oh, Barbaro!

Woo hoo! That was such a great performance by Barbaro I don’t begrudge Bluegrass Cat getting up to ruin my trifecta (I had Barbaro – Brother Derek – Steppenwolfer and Barbaro – Lawyer Ron – Steppenwolfer).

Hopefully after the Triple Crown, he’ll have a rest and turn up in the Breeders’ Cup Turf — that [...]

May 6th, 2006 | Category: Barbaro, George Washington, Triple Crown | Leave a comment
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