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The Martin Luther King holiday and Inauguration Day mean that here at Superfecta HQ we are only now looking back over last weekend’s races, but on the whole I feel pretty pleased about having highlighted The Pamplemousse and Nownownow in advance – shame I didn’t bet on either of them. The Pamplemousse (pictured) is likely […] Performance of the Year: Zarkava Simply the best. Imagine what she could have accomplished at 4 – oh well. The Reigning Champ: Curlin An easy Dubai World Cup win, a turf experiment, a broken earnings record – it was great to see him running at four. Most Underrated Horse Out There: Einstein Einstein has been […] I spent most of the holiday weekend traveling up and down the Eastern seaboard, and as a result only got the news about Saturday’s somber day at Aqueduct after the fact. I’d seen the Cigar Mile results in brief and saw a few ‘what a shame’ comments, but initially thought the shame was the difficult […] Champs Elysees finally got that elusive G1 win in the Northern Dancer last weekend, so he’s no longer a disappointment to his illustrious family — that’s six G1 winners so far for his dam, Hasili. Here’s hoping 3-year-old Raise the Flag and her Storm Cat and Empire Maker fillies follow in their siblings’ footsteps. But […] Spirit One’s victory in the Arlington Million is being somewhat overshadowed in the European press by the manner of Archipenko’s defeat. The Guardian quotes trainer Mike de Kock as referring to Johnny Murtagh’s ride on 3rd-place finisher Mount Nelson as: “…the most ungentlemanly piece of riding I have seen in a long time” The Independent, […] With the Arlington Million only a day away, Team Archipenko (pictured) is feeling confident. Jockey Kevin Shea was pleased with what might be considered a slow work by American standards, but that’s standard operating procedure for the 4-year-old Kingmambo colt:
“He’s not the greatest worker and this morning I […] Arlington Park shares a rare characteristic with only a few other American racetracks such as Del Mar, Keeneland and Saratoga — people actually like going there for the atmosphere (indeed, how often do you read rave reviews of racetrack food?) as much as for the racing. There will be plenty of both elements on offer […] Much has been made over Midnight Cry’s 20% ownership of Curlin and the various licensing issues it has caused — yesterday the judge in the case denied the motion to force the sale of said percentage — but little has been mentioned about their continued ownership (albeit under the guise of their partners) of Einstein. […] Superfecta is back from the shore and back to (almost) normal business, although this will still be something of an odd week. Curlin had his final work for his turf debut earlier; the Man O’ War is still the preferred option, and it seems that the details of his New York license will be worked […] |
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