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Can anyone give me a typed-out phonetic pronunciation of "Marylebone"? I see her name often in pedigrees. She is obviously an accomplished producer. I just never have been able to figure out how to pronounce her name. I can't even tell for sure how many syllables!
I hope this isn't a stupid question, or I'm going to be embarrassed as heck!!
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Who knows if her name is pronounced right but she is in this race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGmrYXmiADQ and it was hell finding this replay, it took forever cause there isn't a space in the name after the year. I was like there is no way there isn't a replay of Society Selection winning one of her G1s. I couldn't find a replay of Marylebone's G1 win in the Matron. Also if you google "pronunciation of marylebone" its completely different than what Tom Durkin is saying, but he was usually good with asking connections how horse names are pronounced and the way he says it, is the way I thought it was said. Also I'd try to type it out for you but that was something I deleted from my brain as useless information.Missbeholder wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:31 pmCan anyone give me a typed-out phonetic pronunciation of "Marylebone"? I see her name often in pedigrees. She is obviously an accomplished producer. I just never have been able to figure out how to pronounce her name. I can't even tell for sure how many syllables!
I hope this isn't a stupid question, or I'm going to be embarrassed as heck!!![]()
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LOL, Flanders! I'm just awfully glad that I'm not the only one who's somewhat puzzled by this one. I'm one who gets very annoyed by how many people can't seem to spell Wayne Lukas's name correctly. So I do have a tendency to over-focus on "useless" information, as you so perfectly put it!Flanders wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:59 pmWho knows if her name is pronounced right but she is in this race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGmrYXmiADQ and it was hell finding this replay, it took forever cause there isn't a space in the name after the year. I was like there is no way there isn't a replay of Society Selection winning one of her G1s. I couldn't find a replay of Marylebone's G1 win in the Matron. Also if you google "pronunciation of marylebone" its completely different than what Tom Durkin is saying, but he was usually good with asking connections how horse names are pronounced and the way he says it, is the way I thought it was said. Also I'd try to type it out for you but that was something I deleted from my brain as useless information.Missbeholder wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:31 pmCan anyone give me a typed-out phonetic pronunciation of "Marylebone"? I see her name often in pedigrees. She is obviously an accomplished producer. I just never have been able to figure out how to pronounce her name. I can't even tell for sure how many syllables!
I hope this isn't a stupid question, or I'm going to be embarrassed as heck!!![]()
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Thank you for your efforts to answer my questions, not just now but in the past as well. It's so much appreciated!!
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Apparently even Londoners can’t agree, lol. It’s generally pronounced Marley-bone or Marley-bun. A 1968 Pathe. newsreel pronounced it Ma-ruh-luh-bun
More, from a blog I found:
Marralabone or Marrylabone. Hope that helps. I used to work in Marylebone High Street, so that's what we all called it at the BBC.
In any case, despite it being named after a church named St. Mary’s by the Bourne, it’s never Mary
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Maybe we need to ask Michael Tabor how HE pronounces itSlewfan2 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:28 amApparently even Londoners can’t agree, lol. It’s generally pronounced Marley-bone or Marley-bun. A 1968 Pathe. newsreel pronounced it Ma-ruh-luh-bun
More, from a blog I found:
Marralabone or Marrylabone. Hope that helps. I used to work in Marylebone High Street, so that's what we all called it at the BBC.
In any case, despite it being named after a church named St. Mary’s by the Bourne, it’s never Mary
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That was a good field!Missbeholder wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:47 pmLOL, Flanders! I'm just awfully glad that I'm not the only one who's somewhat puzzled by this one. I'm one who gets very annoyed by how many people can't seem to spell Wayne Lukas's name correctly. So I do have a tendency to over-focus on "useless" information, as you so perfectly put it!Flanders wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:59 pmWho knows if her name is pronounced right but she is in this race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGmrYXmiADQ and it was hell finding this replay, it took forever cause there isn't a space in the name after the year. I was like there is no way there isn't a replay of Society Selection winning one of her G1s. I couldn't find a replay of Marylebone's G1 win in the Matron. Also if you google "pronunciation of marylebone" its completely different than what Tom Durkin is saying, but he was usually good with asking connections how horse names are pronounced and the way he says it, is the way I thought it was said. Also I'd try to type it out for you but that was something I deleted from my brain as useless information.Missbeholder wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:31 pm
Can anyone give me a typed-out phonetic pronunciation of "Marylebone"? I see her name often in pedigrees. She is obviously an accomplished producer. I just never have been able to figure out how to pronounce her name. I can't even tell for sure how many syllables!
I hope this isn't a stupid question, or I'm going to be embarrassed as heck!!![]()
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Thank you for your efforts to answer my questions, not just now but in the past as well. It's so much appreciated!!
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Go right to the horse’s mouth, lol - good idea! I’ve no idea how to contact him, though. I have some British on-lone friends...I’ll ask themmariasmon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:32 amMaybe we need to ask Michael Tabor how HE pronounces itSlewfan2 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:28 amApparently even Londoners can’t agree, lol. It’s generally pronounced Marley-bone or Marley-bun. A 1968 Pathe. newsreel pronounced it Ma-ruh-luh-bun
More, from a blog I found:
Marralabone or Marrylabone. Hope that helps. I used to work in Marylebone High Street, so that's what we all called it at the BBC.
In any case, despite it being named after a church named St. Mary’s by the Bourne, it’s never Mary![]()
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Not sure if Durkin called all her races or not, but pretty sure she was always announced as marley-bone. That's how I say it in my head too.
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Just curious, does anyone know is Bijjlee has made her first start? I thought I saw an article saying that she was ready to debut a while back but I can't find that article, or an update, or anything about her, really.
2YO filly by War Front, out of G1W Dancing Rags. She was purchased this year by Satish Seemar for a little over $300k.
2YO filly by War Front, out of G1W Dancing Rags. She was purchased this year by Satish Seemar for a little over $300k.
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Wow! I set off a little discussion here! Like I said, I was afraid that it was just some simple little pronunciation thing and that I was going to end up looking like a dumb-a**! Thanks for all the responses to mycquestion, even though we couldn't come up with a definitive answer.starrydreamer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:24 amNot sure if Durkin called all her races or not, but pretty sure she was always announced as marley-bone. That's how I say it in my head too.
starrydreamer, you said that you've always said "Marley-bone" in your head. Well, so have I. And that's what it will be for me until someone who's connected to the mare advises me otherwise!
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Tiz indeed "Marley-bone". Made many a pilgrimage there in the 1980's while researching the ancestry of the great conductor, Leopold Stokowski (of Disney's Fantasia, Philadelphia Orchestra and husband of Gloria Vanderbilt fame). Never heard any of the locals pronounce it otherwise. Incidentally, Stokowski would have been the last person to pronounce it correctly. Although born in the Marleybone district of London, he spoke with an accent completely alien and undetectable to anything else on the planet and had a rather bizarre propensity to leave out articles in his speech. Perhaps the greatest orchestral conductor ever - and a solid gold character - the likes of which have not been seen in the classical music world since.Missbeholder wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:18 pmWow! I set off a little discussion here! Like I said, I was afraid that it was just some simple little pronunciation thing and that I was going to end up looking like a dumb-a**! Thanks for all the responses to mycquestion, even though we couldn't come up with a definitive answer.starrydreamer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:24 amNot sure if Durkin called all her races or not, but pretty sure she was always announced as marley-bone. That's how I say it in my head too.
starrydreamer, you said that you've always said "Marley-bone" in your head. Well, so have I. And that's what it will be for me until someone who's connected to the mare advises me otherwise!![]()
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Strobe has massive talent edge in allowance sprint
https://www.drf.com/news/strobe-has-mas ... nce-sprint
Into Mischief x Flashing
https://www.drf.com/news/strobe-has-mas ... nce-sprint
Into Mischief x Flashing
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Did some more digging, and Bijjlee finished third in her debut at Meydan.KatieK101 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:54 pm Just curious, does anyone know is Bijjlee has made her first start? I thought I saw an article saying that she was ready to debut a while back but I can't find that article, or an update, or anything about her, really.
2YO filly by War Front, out of G1W Dancing Rags. She was purchased this year by Satish Seemar for a little over $300k.
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Won nicely in fast time with class dropStarine wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:33 pm Strobe has massive talent edge in allowance sprint
https://www.drf.com/news/strobe-has-mas ... nce-sprint
Into Mischief x Flashing