Got his first winner today, Saratoga 4th: My Interpretation
Well done.
Go Freud!
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Tairaterces
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Excellent.
Will be very interesting to see how this quintet of full brothers do in about 10yrs from now in the shed . . . . . . . . . .
Tairaterces
Will be very interesting to see how this quintet of full brothers do in about 10yrs from now in the shed . . . . . . . . . .
Tairaterces
"and Secretariat let no one down on the unforgettable afternoon of June 9, 1973, when he ran a hole in the wind"
~Bob Ehalt~
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~Bob Ehalt~
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Someone refresh my memory please (don't have my stuff in front of me at the moment)
Freud is in NY
Tumblebrutus is in FL
Giant's Causeway is in KY
The 4th brother (whom I am blanking on) is also in KY?
Have there ever been that many full brothers at stud at one time and spread throughout the country (and why isn't one in CA if they were looking for "full coverage"?
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Freud is in NY
Tumblebrutus is in FL
Giant's Causeway is in KY
The 4th brother (whom I am blanking on) is also in KY?
Have there ever been that many full brothers at stud at one time and spread throughout the country (and why isn't one in CA if they were looking for "full coverage"?
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Dray33, stacking the deck doesn't always work, as Nick Zito learned at the Derby! Does show you though that they are maturing reasonably quickly, too. Freud has only one son going today in the boys equivalent of yesterday's race.
It's early yet. I want to see some of them progress into open company and then I'll allow myself get excited. I have been following him since his stud debut, in part because I like Giant's Causeway, because he is a handsome beast, and in part because, I hate to admit, I liked his name...
Of course, I don't own one of his yearlings
. There's an 05 filly I have my eye on, though....
It's early yet. I want to see some of them progress into open company and then I'll allow myself get excited. I have been following him since his stud debut, in part because I like Giant's Causeway, because he is a handsome beast, and in part because, I hate to admit, I liked his name...
Of course, I don't own one of his yearlings
. There's an 05 filly I have my eye on, though....My friend Alan picked up on My Interpretation's win in his blog, from another perspective.
http://leftatthegate.blogspot.com/
- John Kimmel, who sent out 2 yo My Interpretation to a maiden win on the turf on Wednesday, also took a 2 yo state-bred maiden grass affair today with Immersed in Gold (Seeking the Gold). Today in The Saratogian, he spoke about racing babies on the grass.
'Grass racing is a lot easier on a 2-year-old…. It's less taxing than a deep dirt track like the one we have here now. Horses don't have to deal with dirt being thrown back in their face, and the pace is more moderate. It's a good experience for a young horse.'
According to Dick Powell at Brisnet, My Interpretation's winning time of 1:42.83 was an excellent time for juvenile going two turns here on the turf and one of the five fastest times in the last 10 years. Immersed in Gold is a half brother to Stephen Got Even, and he was making his first lifetime start. It took him 1:46.73 to cover the same distance as his stablemate.
http://leftatthegate.blogspot.com/
- John Kimmel, who sent out 2 yo My Interpretation to a maiden win on the turf on Wednesday, also took a 2 yo state-bred maiden grass affair today with Immersed in Gold (Seeking the Gold). Today in The Saratogian, he spoke about racing babies on the grass.
'Grass racing is a lot easier on a 2-year-old…. It's less taxing than a deep dirt track like the one we have here now. Horses don't have to deal with dirt being thrown back in their face, and the pace is more moderate. It's a good experience for a young horse.'
According to Dick Powell at Brisnet, My Interpretation's winning time of 1:42.83 was an excellent time for juvenile going two turns here on the turf and one of the five fastest times in the last 10 years. Immersed in Gold is a half brother to Stephen Got Even, and he was making his first lifetime start. It took him 1:46.73 to cover the same distance as his stablemate.
Ah, details... Dick Powell should have noted that, or maybe it got lost in the quotations.
How much of a difference does it make? I tried to figure it out: rail at 9 feet -- that would add about another 28 feet to the race (if memory serves, circumference = pi * r). That's 3.5 lengths (if a length = 8 feet), or a little more than .6 seconds difference (if you use 5 lengths to the second as a comparison).
Too many roundings and approximations, but still a fast time for My Interpretation, I think. The condition of the turf etc may have been a factor also, but since we are looking for things to celebrate about Freud, his first winner showing some class on the grass cannot be denied!
How much of a difference does it make? I tried to figure it out: rail at 9 feet -- that would add about another 28 feet to the race (if memory serves, circumference = pi * r). That's 3.5 lengths (if a length = 8 feet), or a little more than .6 seconds difference (if you use 5 lengths to the second as a comparison).
Too many roundings and approximations, but still a fast time for My Interpretation, I think. The condition of the turf etc may have been a factor also, but since we are looking for things to celebrate about Freud, his first winner showing some class on the grass cannot be denied!
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Wait a minute . . There should be no difference in the length of the race no matter where the rail is set. The plus or minus difference is adjusted for at the start of the race.
Here is what I was told about starts of races by my dear departed friend Dale Duspiva who worked at the tracks in NorCal.
This was from an email dated 7/14/2003:
"The times start at the various poles not when the gate opens in thoroughbred racing. Quarter horses start when the gate opens but thoroughbreds get a run up to the start of the actually timing of the races. The distance of the run up varies from distance to distance and from track to track. if you notice the run up for the mile races at GGF and BM is a lot longer then most because the jockeys asked to give them more run to position their horses into the turn and it is not as dangerous."
Tairaterces
Here is what I was told about starts of races by my dear departed friend Dale Duspiva who worked at the tracks in NorCal.
This was from an email dated 7/14/2003:
"The times start at the various poles not when the gate opens in thoroughbred racing. Quarter horses start when the gate opens but thoroughbreds get a run up to the start of the actually timing of the races. The distance of the run up varies from distance to distance and from track to track. if you notice the run up for the mile races at GGF and BM is a lot longer then most because the jockeys asked to give them more run to position their horses into the turn and it is not as dangerous."
Tairaterces
"and Secretariat let no one down on the unforgettable afternoon of June 9, 1973, when he ran a hole in the wind"
~Bob Ehalt~
Avatar: Istabraq (Sadler's Wells x Betty's Secret by Secretariat) Champion Hurdler
~Bob Ehalt~
Avatar: Istabraq (Sadler's Wells x Betty's Secret by Secretariat) Champion Hurdler