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luvsgeldings wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:20 pm oh nooo... please tell me that beholder baby is NOT going to baffert!!!
Think he'll be dead or retired first?
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luvsgeldings wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:20 pm oh nooo... please tell me that beholder baby is NOT going to baffert!!!
yep, Zedan.
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brunanas wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:21 pm
Justahorse wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:19 pm
brunanas wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:19 pm who owes me $50???
Oh God no at least he won't be in any derbys lol
he can be, he's a yearling. the ban ends next year.
Oh that's sad
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brunanas wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:21 pm
Justahorse wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:19 pm
brunanas wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:19 pm who owes me $50???
Oh God no at least he won't be in any derbys lol
he can be, he's a yearling. the ban ends next year.
Unless CDI extends it again.
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brunanas wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:22 pm
luvsgeldings wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:20 pm oh nooo... please tell me that beholder baby is NOT going to baffert!!!
yep, Zedan.
Well... that's disappointing :|
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Flanders wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:17 pm It sounded like way more than one person.
well, in Zedan's own words, “It's very difficult to find this quality of horse. And if there is a horse that we like, our motto is we stop when we own him. I think we've demonstrated that in the past. I don't mean to come across as arrogant, but good horses command a premium and that's what it takes to get winners. Let's just hope he demonstrates that on the racetrack and he makes us all proud.”, but God forbid he spend 10% of that in aftercare. :roll:
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Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:29 pm

Wow, $4 mil. Club foot, wonky knees and all. Good luck.
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I'm pretty sure every single horse Zedan gave to Baffert became a G1W (which of course isn't weird at all).
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mariasmon wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:29 pm Wow, $4 mil. Club foot, wonky knees and all. Good luck.
But think of the Glory this horse will attain. Just like current missing persons Taiba
weeeeeeeee
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Northport wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:17 pm
mariasmon wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:29 pm Wow, $4 mil. Club foot, wonky knees and all. Good luck.
But think of the Glory this horse will attain. Just like current missing persons Taiba
First, I thought of a clubfooted Baffert horse who was a 2x champion and classic winner. Then I was reminded of another clubfooted Baffert horse with a pedigree to rival the $4 million colt, but who was plagued with soundness issues, broke down and was euthanized 😞
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Think this will stay sound long enough to get that elusive graded stakes win so he can retire to stud?

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Retrospectiv wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:30 pm Think this will stay sound long enough to get that elusive graded stakes win so he can retire to stud?

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Not at all.
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mariasmon wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:30 pm
Northport wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:17 pm
mariasmon wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:29 pm Wow, $4 mil. Club foot, wonky knees and all. Good luck.
But think of the Glory this horse will attain. Just like current missing persons Taiba
First, I thought of a clubfooted Baffert horse who was a 2x champion and classic winner. Then I was reminded of another clubfooted Baffert horse with a pedigree to rival the $4 million colt, but who was plagued with soundness issues, broke down and was euthanized 😞
Ten Blessings?
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Retrospectiv wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:30 pm Think this will stay sound long enough to get that elusive graded stakes win so he can retire to stud?

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given it seems that the Beholders don't hold up in general even with patience, and Curlins need patience, no.
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brunanas wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:32 pm
mariasmon wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:30 pm
Northport wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:17 pm

But think of the Glory this horse will attain. Just like current missing persons Taiba
First, I thought of a clubfooted Baffert horse who was a 2x champion and classic winner. Then I was reminded of another clubfooted Baffert horse with a pedigree to rival the $4 million colt, but who was plagued with soundness issues, broke down and was euthanized 😞
Ten Blessings?
I was thinking of Take Control.
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You are all just jinxing him and now he will be the next Triple Crown winner :lol:
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brunanas wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:33 pm
Retrospectiv wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:30 pm Think this will stay sound long enough to get that elusive graded stakes win so he can retire to stud?

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given it seems that the Beholders don't hold up in general even with patience, and Curlins need patience, no.
How could they pay that much for a horse with that left front? OMG.
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mariasmon wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:37 pm
brunanas wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:32 pm
mariasmon wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:30 pm

First, I thought of a clubfooted Baffert horse who was a 2x champion and classic winner. Then I was reminded of another clubfooted Baffert horse with a pedigree to rival the $4 million colt, but who was plagued with soundness issues, broke down and was euthanized 😞
Ten Blessings?
I was thinking of Take Control.
yeah, now that you mention it... i saw that he was a $7 million yearling RNA and then sold for $1.9 million as a 2yo. sure that's still a really high price, but i wonder what caused that big drop. did the clubfoot become more evident? or were his soundness issues starting to show?
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