Maybe she was entered knowing/suspecting that.BlindLucky wrote:Looks like they're off the turf again at Del Mar for the weekend, so I guess it's Polytrack or scratch!Kay16 wrote:Hope it works out!mariasmon wrote:And Eblouissante is entered for R2 at DMR on Sun. She's trying turf.
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I hope Ebouissante runs, I'm going to Del Mar this weekend.
I think some trainers may have entered the turf races as unofficial MTO. I see Baffert put Pimpernel (x Xtra Heat) in a turf spring--I'm sure he's not sad that it came off.
I think some trainers may have entered the turf races as unofficial MTO. I see Baffert put Pimpernel (x Xtra Heat) in a turf spring--I'm sure he's not sad that it came off.
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I think she must have some sort of record going for number of workouts/scratches per start.Diver52 wrote:I hope Ebouissante runs, I'm going to Del Mar this weekend.
The transfer of turf races to the main track through Sunday because of a rash of serious injuries on the turf course will lead to the withdrawal of Eblouissante from Sunday’s second race, trainer John Shirreffs said.
“I wanted to try her on turf,” Shirreffs said.
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It's hardly a surprise if a trainer withdraws a horse who he wanted to run on the grass, when that race has been taken off the grass.
It's not John's...or Ebby's...fault that Del Mar has a problem with its new turf course.
It's not John's...or Ebby's...fault that Del Mar has a problem with its new turf course.
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I don't really think that anyone would say it was their fault. It makes perfect sense to scratch her if it's off-the-turf. It's just that she's getting to be more well-known for her scratches and number of workouts than she is for races.BaroqueAgain1 wrote:It's hardly a surprise if a trainer withdraws a horse who he wanted to run on the grass, when that race has been taken off the grass.
It's not John's...or Ebby's...fault that Del Mar has a problem with its new turf course.
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I get that...I wish that the mare had been able to get into the gate more often than she has. Maybe another grass race with the right conditions for her will get carded at Del Mar before this meet ends...if they get the course right.
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2yo Profess, a War Front half-sister to Pulpit, makes her debut in R8 at Monmouth Park today. She was produced when Preach was 23; is she her last foal?
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Yes. Preach was also bred to War Front for 2013, but did not produce a foal. She was not bred back after that.ThreeMustangs wrote:2yo Profess, a War Front half-sister to Pulpit, makes her debut in R8 at Monmouth Park today. She was produced when Preach was 23; is she her last foal?
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Tiz Midnight won, Fleet of Gold was 2nd and (I think) Front Range was 6th.mariasmon wrote:Tiz Midnight (Midnight Lute x Tough Tiz's Sis), Front Range (Giant's Causeway x Lakeway) and Fleet of Gold (Medaglia d'Oro x Fleet Indian) are in R6 at DMR, coming up shortly.