She hardly got a call towards the end there coming through on the rail, lol. Good for her!mariasmon wrote:She won.mariasmon wrote:R Sunday Surprise (full to California Chrome) runs Friday in Race 8 at Del Mar (vs. Cal-breds again).
She may not look a lot like her mum (takes after her sire, maybe?), but runs a lot like her. Kicked in the stretch and just opened up on the field. Oh and, yes, she turned 3 on Aug 1. Her actual 3 year old birthday will be September 12.Sparrow Castle wrote:I think Oscietra looks like a very feminine version of Exceed and Excel, even when running she looks more like dad than mom and she has his "pretty" head. Glad to get this win out of the way!
Shouldn't their 'birthday' be on July 1? LOL, I could just say "since when do a lot of things about horse racing make sense," but I've wondered the same thing myself. I've been told various reasons from "it's based on the natural foaling seasons between the two hemispheres (and a lengthy lecture about earth's tilted axis...exposure to the sun)" to "breed registries made decrees independently of one another." Maybe others can pipe in on this.BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Thanks for the photo. I thought her build was much leaner than Nelly's, but that shot shows powerful hindquarters...and that part looks a LOT like Mum.
I'm confused...why do Aussie horses turn on Aug. 1? With the Northern and Southern Hemispheres having opposite seasons in a year, there should be six months difference between NH and SH TBs. Jan. 1 through June 30 is the first half of the year; July 1 through Dec. 31 is the second half.
I'm fairly certain it has to do with their breeding season which starts in September. I like their breeding/foaling rules better than the US. As long as your mare is covered during the defined "Covering Season", you aren't penalized if she foals early. However if you breed outside the official covering season, you are penalized.Sparrow Castle wrote:LOL, I could just say "since when do a lot of things about horse racing make sense," but I've wondered the same thing myself. I've been told various reasons from "it's based on the natural foaling seasons between the two hemispheres (and a lengthy lecture about earth's tilted axis...exposure to the sun)" to "breed registries made decrees independently of one another." Maybe others can pipe in on this.BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Thanks for the photo. I thought her build was much leaner than Nelly's, but that shot shows powerful hindquarters...and that part looks a LOT like Mum.
I'm confused...why do Aussie horses turn on Aug. 1? With the Northern and Southern Hemispheres having opposite seasons in a year, there should be six months difference between NH and SH TBs. Jan. 1 through June 30 is the first half of the year; July 1 through Dec. 31 is the second half.
Exceed and Excel has powerful hind quarters too, but I'm mostly referring to her general body style and head, especially those cute ears. But I've seen him in the flesh and haven't seen her.
By Malibu Moon, the 3-year-old half brother to Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra worked in company with 3-year-old maiden Last Stage, easily putting away his workmate to complete the move in :47.36 under jockey Luis Saez. The work was the fastest of 53 at the distance. NYRA clockers caught him galloping out to five furlongs in 1:01 1/5.
"He worked fabulous and galloped out great," McLaughlin said. "We're pointing for the Travers."
The breeze was his first since beating a talented group of sophomores by 3 1/2 lengths in a 1 1/8-mile allowance July 26. That victory was the second straight for Fayeq, who broke his maiden by 2 3/4 lengths in his third try June 11 at Belmont Park.
"We have to take a chance because of his pedigree and because he's a really nice horse," McLaughlin said. "We want to give him a try. It's a big step up, but we feel like he deserves the chance. ... And if we can get him to switch leads, that would help us a lot."
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2nd.tachyon wrote:Tanino Frankel(IRE), 2015C. Frankel(GB) x Vodka(JPN), has been entered for Niigata 5R 1600m turf Newcomer August 12th.
http://umanity.jp/en/racedata/race_8.ph ... 1204020505
At least he'll never have to deal with the burden of being undefeated. I never mind when a horse doesn't win their debut, as long as they a) show some interes and run well, b) look like they have significant room to improve off the initial effort or c) look like they have absolutely no clue what's going on, but come on at the end.tachyon wrote:2nd.tachyon wrote:Tanino Frankel(IRE), 2015C. Frankel(GB) x Vodka(JPN), has been entered for Niigata 5R 1600m turf Newcomer August 12th.
http://umanity.jp/en/racedata/race_8.ph ... 1204020505
-- replaymariasmon wrote:tachyon wrote:At least he'll never have to deal with the burden of being undefeated. I never mind when a horse doesn't win their debut, as long as they a) show some interes and run well, b) look like they have significant room to improve off the initial effort or c) look like they have absolutely no clue what's going on, but come on at the end.tachyon wrote:Tanino Frankel(IRE), 2015C. Frankel(GB) x Vodka(JPN), has been entered for Niigata 5R 1600m turf Newcomer August 12th.
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2nd.
Divining Rod won easily. Mo'ne's race is in a little under an hour.mariasmon wrote:Divining Rod will see if he can be the 3rd straight winner for Precious Kitten, following his full and half sisters' recent maiden breaking wins. He is entered in the Polynesian S. at Laurel on Saturday. His stablemate, Mo'ne Davis (1/2 to Barbaro), is entered in the Twixt S. on the same card.
Mo'ne Davis faded to 4th after leading much of the way.mariasmon wrote:Divining Rod will see if he can be the 3rd straight winner for Precious Kitten, following his full and half sisters' recent maiden breaking wins. He is entered in the Polynesian S. at Laurel on Saturday. His stablemate, Mo'ne Davis (1/2 to Barbaro), is entered in the Twixt S. on the same card.
