Breeders’ Cup 2022

CoronadosQuest · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:46 pm

War Like Goddess did well despite being stuck behind horses. Rebel's Romance was too good though! Stone Age has a cool face.

Northport · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:46 pm

He’s almost always second fiddle but I love seeing James Doyle win on the 2nd string.

BaroqueAgain1 · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:47 pm

Another Godolphin win, this time it is a gelding.
Meh.

Mylute · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:48 pm

CoronadosQuest wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:46 pm War Like Goddess did well despite being stuck behind horses. Rebel's Romance was too good though! Stone Age has a cool face.

WLG definitely the best US turf filly...but will she get snuffed at the Eclipses again this year?

barbaro111 · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:48 pm

Tessablue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:45 pm Okay, I'm bored with these Appleby winners.

War Like Goddess never got out until it was too late

Why didnt the jockey get her off the rail?

Izvestia · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:50 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:47 pm Another Godolphin win, this time it is a gelding.
Meh.

I guess it’s high time the US start breeding better turf horses… and, uh, supporting them at stud!

Palace Malice · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:50 pm

barbaro111 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:48 pm
Tessablue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:45 pm Okay, I'm bored with these Appleby winners.

War Like Goddess never got out until it was too late
Why didnt the jockey get her off the rail?

No space, it's not that simple.

CoronadosQuest · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:51 pm

Izvestia wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:50 pm
BaroqueAgain1 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:47 pm Another Godolphin win, this time it is a gelding.
Meh.
I guess it’s high time the US start breeding better turf horses… and, uh, supporting them at stud!

And not sending them to Japan if they are a turf sire.

Tessablue · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:52 pm

Mylute wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:48 pm
CoronadosQuest wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:46 pm War Like Goddess did well despite being stuck behind horses. Rebel's Romance was too good though! Stone Age has a cool face.
WLG definitely the best US turf filly...but will she get snuffed at the Eclipses again this year?

Hopefully not, she has that G1 winner against males and I think this effort will count for a bit more than In Italian's second. I'd be very sad if she didn't get it, she's a wonderful mare. Idk who wins male turf horse, Modern Games maybe?

Pleased to see Channel Maker running his heart out all the way around with that big giraffe stride. He ran credibly for his amazing sixth BC start! Love that old guy.

barbaro111 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:48 pm Why didnt the jockey get her off the rail?

She was pretty strong early into a pretty moderate pace; I think he was trying to back her up and tip her out, but it ended up backfiring when he couldn't get room. I don't really blame the ride here, and she saved all the ground, but it does seem like Rosario maybe doesn't quite gel with her.

Tessablue · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:55 pm

They should interview more moms in the winner's circle, that's my opinion.

Mylute · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:55 pm

My stream suddenly stopped loading on both my phone and laptop. I'm assuming that means they're shutting it down?

CoronadosQuest · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:55 pm

Mylute wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:55 pm My stream suddenly stopped loading on both my phone and laptop. I'm assuming that means they're shutting it down?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH8v1qDQsUo still works for me

GreyWay · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:57 pm

Thankfully the Classic is on dirt
No more Appelby/O'Brien wins today!
GW

Tessablue · Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:03 pm

"That was the greatest performance since Secretariat's Belmont. If that sounds blasphemous, get over it" -Tim Layden
"Eat shit" [mutes the television] -my mother

Miss Woodford · Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:03 pm

Tessablue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:03 pm "That was the greatest performance since Secretariat's Belmont. If that sounds blasphemous, get over it" -Tim Layden
"Eat shit" [mutes the television] -my mother

Same tbh

This next half hour is gonna be real annoying

CoronadosQuest · Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:04 pm

I love how NBC told people to get over it if they are offended by people enjoying Flightline

Tessablue · Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:08 pm

CoronadosQuest wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:04 pm I love how NBC told people to get over it if they are offended by people enjoying Flightline

They didn't say that, they said it was objectively the greatest American performance since the Belmont. Which is just silly. Forget Seattle Slew, Bid, etc., Arrogate ran like five years ago.

I get wanting to hype him up for the general crowd, and I usually like Layden, but antagonizing actual fans like that is just annoying.

brunanas · Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:10 pm

i'm so nervous i might just throw up. jesus christ...

Miss Woodford · Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:12 pm

Tessablue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:08 pm
CoronadosQuest wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:04 pm I love how NBC told people to get over it if they are offended by people enjoying Flightline
They didn't say that, they said it was objectively the greatest American performance since the Belmont. Which is just silly. Forget Seattle Slew, Bid, etc., Arrogate ran like five years ago.

I get wanting to hype him up for the general crowd, and I usually like Layden, but antagonizing actual fans like that is just annoying.

The weird thing is that I've seen a lot of racing fans and pundits from Europe view him like that too, I guess because colts with short brilliant careers have been the norm there for a while now.

BaroqueAgain1 · Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:15 pm

I will not compare Flightline to Secretariat.
That doesn't mean I don't enjoy watching him. He has a prodigious talent, but a horse who has run only five times can not be compared to previous great horses who ran more. sometimes a LOT more.

IMHO the comparison to Ghostzapper is the only one that makes any sense.