Breeders Cup 2021 @ Del Mar
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Izvestia
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W. T. F.BaroqueAgain1 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:24 pm I think Master of the Seas hit his head when he reared. You could hear a loud whack. Now being unsaddled...so not running, I guess.
Is it a coincidence that two Godolphin runners have acted badly in the gate?
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Ingrid
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Exogenous banged her head before the Distaff in 2001, she was scratched and died a week later from complications from wacking her head. That's all I'm thinking about right now.
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Tessablue
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Both were known as pretty flighty horses and Euros can tend to have issues with American gates, but the #1 stall might have been the more relevant commonality there. It's a long time for a horse to stand. Incredible that it happened again!
Oh boy Mo Forza got brutalized like ten steps out of the gate there.
Oh boy Mo Forza got brutalized like ten steps out of the gate there.
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Modern Renaissance
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She flipped in the paddock though, didn't she?
These talking heads kill me. If I hear one more "in these times".. ugh. Safety should be first in all times. Not just because the camera is on you.
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Izvestia
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YepModern Renaissance wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:29 pmShe flipped in the paddock though, didn't she?
These talking heads kill me. If I hear one more "in these times".. ugh. Safety should be first in all times. Not just because the camera is on you.
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Tessablue
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Exogenous flipped coming out onto the track and got her legs caught in a railing for an extended period of time. It was awful.
Hopefully Master of the Seas is okay- I suspect hooking his leg over the gate was considered an even greater concern than hitting his head, but he did look fine jogging off.
Hopefully Master of the Seas is okay- I suspect hooking his leg over the gate was considered an even greater concern than hitting his head, but he did look fine jogging off.
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CoronadosQuest
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I can only imagine what Appleby was thinking when Master of the Seas did that. Talk about a bad deja vu.
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BaroqueAgain1
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Okay so: Appleby has two horses in the Turf. Which one gets gate-scratched, and which one wins?
He has Walton Street (gate 7) and Yibir (gate 10). I would lean toward Yibir being more likely to have issues, not just because he, too, is by Dubawi, but Walton Street has already raced on this continent. He will be more familiar with NA procedures like ponies and gate crew. And he's a gelding.
He has Walton Street (gate 7) and Yibir (gate 10). I would lean toward Yibir being more likely to have issues, not just because he, too, is by Dubawi, but Walton Street has already raced on this continent. He will be more familiar with NA procedures like ponies and gate crew. And he's a gelding.
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Flanders
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Yibir won the Jockey Club Derby at Belmont in his last start.BaroqueAgain1 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:43 pm Okay so: Appleby has two horses in the Turf. Which one gets gate-scratched, and which one wins?
He has Walton Street (gate 7) and Yibir (gate 10). I would lean toward Yibir being more likely to have issues, not just because he, too, is by Dubawi, but Walton Street has already raced on this continent. He will be more familiar with NA procedures like ponies and gate crew. And he's a gelding.
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BaroqueAgain1
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Yibir won the Jockey Club Derby at Belmont in his last start.
Oops.
Oops.