Still An Idiot (Breeders' Cup Part III)
Oct. 26th, 2007 05:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
davehoggI said I was going to focus on the European horses ... and then picked an American horse.
The wrong one.
Prussian led into the stretch, but ran out of gas and finished about 10th. Nownownow was last at the top of the stretch and blew by everyone to win, just ahead of Achill Island. The three European horses finished 2nd, 4th and 5th.
I've now picked three races in 2007 on my blogs and haven't even mentioned the winning horse in a post yet. :P
So now we have the Dirt Mile. Quick horse-racing question: how far is the Dirt Mile race?
Answer, of course: One mile and 70 yards.
This is a dumb race. A really good horse would be in the Sprint (three-quarters of a mile) or the Classic (mile-and-a-quarter), not this one.
I shall now mention all nine horses, just in case.
Discreet Cat was fantastic last fall, but has been terrible in two starts this year.
Lewis Michael's name is not backward. He's been the most consistent horse lately, finishing first or second in five of six races in 2007.
Wanderin Boy is coming off a terrible race, but was very good in the summer and has two wins and a second in three mud races.
High Finance has four legs.
Gottcha Gold has won his last two races, both at Monmouth.
Park Avenue Ball hasn't won a race of a mile or longer since August 2006.
Corinthian is coming off two straight bad races, but the handicappers seem to love him.
Xchanger finished eighth in the Preakness by 25 lengths. Did I mention that the best horses aren't running in this race.
OK, I mentioned everyone. Now to get serious.
Wanderin Boy has early speed and loves the mud. He seems like a pretty easy pick.
The wrong one.
Prussian led into the stretch, but ran out of gas and finished about 10th. Nownownow was last at the top of the stretch and blew by everyone to win, just ahead of Achill Island. The three European horses finished 2nd, 4th and 5th.
I've now picked three races in 2007 on my blogs and haven't even mentioned the winning horse in a post yet. :P
So now we have the Dirt Mile. Quick horse-racing question: how far is the Dirt Mile race?
Answer, of course: One mile and 70 yards.
This is a dumb race. A really good horse would be in the Sprint (three-quarters of a mile) or the Classic (mile-and-a-quarter), not this one.
I shall now mention all nine horses, just in case.
Discreet Cat was fantastic last fall, but has been terrible in two starts this year.
Lewis Michael's name is not backward. He's been the most consistent horse lately, finishing first or second in five of six races in 2007.
Wanderin Boy is coming off a terrible race, but was very good in the summer and has two wins and a second in three mud races.
High Finance has four legs.
Gottcha Gold has won his last two races, both at Monmouth.
Park Avenue Ball hasn't won a race of a mile or longer since August 2006.
Corinthian is coming off two straight bad races, but the handicappers seem to love him.
Xchanger finished eighth in the Preakness by 25 lengths. Did I mention that the best horses aren't running in this race.
OK, I mentioned everyone. Now to get serious.
Wanderin Boy has early speed and loves the mud. He seems like a pretty easy pick.
