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Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:54 pm

Madagascar is immediately what I thought of but I'm pretty sure it was a word before then.
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Tragic Role c. 1986. Nureyev × Don't Sulk

On the damside of Nature Strip.
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Rosemary and Thyme (Frankel x Scarborough Fair)
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Has Scarborough Fair already had a foal named 'Parsley Sage?' ;)
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Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:48 pm

I understand why it was done but obvious misspellings still make my skin crawl :lol:
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... the-ridler

Also:

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Mylute wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:48 pm I understand why it was done but obvious misspellings still make my skin crawl :lol:
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... the-ridler

I think the comparison to the misspelling of "Pharaoh" is a little unfair, especially for someone like me who honestly didn't know that American Pharoah's name was misspelled until I was told and shown otherwise! It's a pretty subtle difference....the position of the "a" and the "o".

But to leave a "D" out of the double D of "the Riddler"....making it "the Ridler".........that's just a screw-up, not an accident! At the very least, it's a failure of proofreading that should NEVER happen when registering a thoroughbred racehorse!
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Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:03 pm

Yeah when I saw the headline I was like..."The Rye-dler? Is this like a really crappy pun combining The Riddler and rider?"

There was a 2005 The Riddler (by Daylami) that began racing in Europe but later won a G1 in Russia. I wonder if it was rejected because of that rather than cultural significance or copyright.
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Miesque1973 wrote: Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:16 pm
ForTheThrill wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:59 pm McCracken gets his first winner, Crackalacking.

I love it.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... r-mccraken
I wonder if they got the name from that "Madagascar" movie.

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Little Teaser

T V Presenter Claire Balding once owned a 2 year old trained by her brother Andrew.

She wanted to pick a name as close to Sea Biscuit as possible.

Can you guess it

Here is a massive clue

Another word for sea, and the other word is what i think you Americans call biscuits lol

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Just ran in the Irish War Cry at Monmouth:

STEFANO (by Giant Surprise o/o Splendored Thing by Langfuhr)

Not sure if this is where they got the name, but it clicked for me: For those who didn't grow up watching Days of Our Lives with some family member, the biggest villain on the show was the mysterious multimillionaire Stefano DiMera, nicknamed "The Phoenix" because no matter how many times they killed him, he always came back from the dead.
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Berate (Blame x Orate), Claiborne homebred entered in the 3rd at Kentucky Downs tomorrow.
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Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:29 pm

That is just....perfect. :o
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Sat Sep 10, 2022 12:21 am

BaroqueAgain1 wrote: Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:29 pm That is just....perfect. :o
Kiai (First Samurai x Yell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiai) is still the cleverest Claiborne name imo but Berate is a close second.
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Miss Woodford wrote: Sat Sep 10, 2022 12:21 am Kiai (First Samurai x Yell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiai) is still the cleverest Claiborne name imo but Berate is a close second.
That's a very cool name!! 8-)
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Looked good at Philly Park on Saturday night.
Long mane needed a good brushing.
I've found it easier to tear up tickets at 8/1 instead of 8/5.
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In Secret f. I Am Invincible x Eloping

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