2024 Two-Year-Olds

Diver52 · Wed Nov 27, 2024 1:53 pm

Rainyday wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2024 1:01 pm
Diver52 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 7:42 pm
Curtis wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 2:58 pm

At the racetrack, often going awry is known as Thursday, or Friday, or Saturday, or Sunday.
"Awry" it isn't, in Burns' Scots. Try again.
Neither does it "go"

Okay, gang, who's the smartypants?

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:00 pm

A very green Barnes tried everything to lose the 7th at Churchill, but it looks like he got his nose in front finally.
D. Wayne's Innovator almost won it from the front. And I loved the shot of the two old friends (Baffert & Lukas) waiting for the decision together.

CoronadosQuest · Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:01 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:00 pm A very green Barnes tried everything to lose this race, but it looks like he got his nose in front finally.
D. Wayne's Innovator almost won it from the front.

I can't believe he actually won that. Did he even change to the correct lead?

Baffert said he (the horse) was acting like a stallion in the paddock, yelling at everyone.

Northport · Wed Nov 27, 2024 6:02 pm

Well, he definitely learned a lot more there than he wouldve being sent to the front in a 5 horse California maiden.

Really impressive, and good that he can get to the wire first in a messy race at Churchill Downs - could be handy at some point in the future!

stark · Thu Nov 28, 2024 12:24 pm

87 Beyer Speed FIgure for Barnes.

Squeaky · Thu Nov 28, 2024 1:40 pm

Thought it would have been higher with that fast time and very fast fractions

Katewerk · Sat Nov 30, 2024 1:53 am

CoronadosQuest wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:01 pm
BaroqueAgain1 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:00 pm A very green Barnes tried everything to lose this race, but it looks like he got his nose in front finally.
D. Wayne's Innovator almost won it from the front.
I can't believe he actually won that. Did he even change to the correct lead? Baffert said he (the horse) was acting like a stallion in the paddock, yelling at everyone.

AP Pharoah account has paddock footage. Nice looking colts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBPPeFKfq_s

Summer Bird · Sat Nov 30, 2024 3:16 pm

Cool that a Dixiana bred might be a serious Oaks contender for next year. Book’em, a daughter of Tiz the Law won the 3rd at Churchill today by about 10 lengths and running the mile in 1:34.34. Has won 3 in a row and her only defeat was due to breaking poorly in her debut.

brunanas · Sat Nov 30, 2024 3:55 pm

i'm sure you're proud, Summer Bird! i love Book'em.

Summer Bird · Sat Nov 30, 2024 4:08 pm

brunanas wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2024 3:55 pm i'm sure you're proud, Summer Bird! i love Book'em.

Yes very! She was a very sweet filly

Katewerk · Sat Nov 30, 2024 4:14 pm

Brad Cox trained Patch Adams came close to breaking the track record in a 7f MSW at Churchill.

https://www.pedigreequery.com/patch+adams4

CoronadosQuest · Sat Nov 30, 2024 5:59 pm

Good Cheer wins the Golden Rod and is 4 for 4!

HB1994 · Sat Nov 30, 2024 9:26 pm

Squeaky wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:55 am Good story about Rated by Merit a fast FL-bred son of one of my faves from the past Battalion Runner owned by Vintage Viola who is supporting the stallion with his own mares. https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/w ... contender/

Rated by Merit completed his sweep of the FL Sire Series by winning the third leg, the In Reality, today by 6L. He is undefeated (4 for 4). I’m looking forward to seeing how he does in open stakes company.