THOUGHTS ON CURLIN, GINGER PUNCH AND LAST THOUGHTS ON BIG BROWN'S LOSS

By Sue K on June 27, 2008 12:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written and posted anything, so there’s a few things I needs to catch up on.

First let me say again - Curlin is THE BEST HORSE IN THE WORLD!

Curlin wins Stephen Foster Equisports Photos 2008

The 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin made his first North American start since winning in Dubai in the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs on June 14th. Racing under 128 lbs, and giving away 10 - 15 pounds to his rivals, Curlin was the easiest of winners, winning by 4 ¼ lengths over 2^nd place Einstein. This was his fifth consecutive win, and makes Curlin the 3^rd richest horse in North America ($9.4 million), behind Cigar ($9.99 million), and Skip Away ($9.6 million).

The next scheduled workout for Curlin is due to be on the turf on July 1^st. If he handles the turf, his next start will be on the turf in the Arlington Handicap, or the Man O’War at Belmont, on July 12^th. If this experiment works, Curlin will be pointed to the Arc D’Triumphe in France.

I would love to see Curlin take on the best in Europe, and possibly beat them. I applaud Jess Jackson for thinking outside the box and trying to make Curlin, truly, the Best in the world.

Two other horses I want to note, won today as well. The first was my original Derby Horse, Pyro, was running in the Northern Dancer, against some other Triple Crown trail horses, such as Visionaire, Recapturetheglory, and Texas Wildcatter. Pyro unleashed his patented kick down the stretch, and won easy. I’m very glad he is back.

Ginger Punch wins Ogden Phipps At Belmont 2008 Sue K Photos

2007 champion older female, Ginger Punch ran that same day at Belmont in the Ogden Phipps. The 5-year old daughter of Awesome Again made her 5 opponents look like a bunch of claimers, as she showed she was back, and in top form with an easy 7 ¾ length victory, after stalking the pace along the back stretch. She came home under a hand ride by Rafael Bejarano. Very glad Heir Stronach has kept her around as 5-year old. Hopefully I can see her again in the Breeder’s Cup at Santa Anita in October.

BIG BROWN - IN SEACH OF AN EXCUSE …..

Seems the media, as well as Big Brown’s connections are still looking for a rhyme or a reason for the colt’s embarrassing last place finish in the Belmont stakes. There have been a number of excuses, …uh, … I mean reasons put forth, such as:

The horse didn’t get his steroid shot;
The quarter crack caused discomfort;
5 days missed training due to said crack;
The horse was too rank and tired;
The weather - it was too hot, and;
He was not sweating as he should in that heat;
Didn’t like the Belmont surface;
The starter on the track - I guess the starter’s fashion sense (White pants/dark blue jacket) frightened the horse;
The trash talk of Dutrow pissed off the racing gods;
Jim McKay died that morning - bad karma;
Kent was paid off and/or his family was threatened by thugs - it's the only explanation for THAT DREADFUL RIDE;
There was another shooter over on the grassy knoll.

The newest reason/excuse put forth - a loose shoe with a nail jabbing him in his foot. Bloodhorse published a photo that showed a loose shoe with a loose nail. Mike Iavarone grabbed onto that like a dumb blond grabs onto a billionaire.

Now pictures don’t lie (unless of course, it’s been Photoshopped), and I’ve posted what I could of a photo taken by my assistant Brian. It looks like the shoe is loose and/or bent a bit. And it is possible that it could have caused the horse problems. Maybe all of the above, or any combination of the above, caused Big Brown to run abysmally.

Maybe the problem is that Big Brown is a horse, and not a machine, and it was just not his day. Maybe that is the reason, or not. Maybe simply because it’s a horse race, and anything can, and usually does, happen. It’s going to remain one of racing’s mysteries ….

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