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One interesting note for the Kyodo Tsushin Hai is that Tom Qualley, the regular rider of Frankel, rode Straw Hat for 4th place in the race. Mr. Qualley was riding on a short term license that ended a week later.

Good job on your response, nice to see you put some effort into it - I agree.

Oh crap, did you see the neck on the baby Secretariat?!

Casino Drive by Mineshaft, out of the outstanding AP Indy broodmare Better Than Honour. Casino Drive had some bad luck, didn't run in the Belmont because of a bruised hoof and never really recovered form (though the 6th in the Japan Cup was a good effort). Thirty years ago the Japanese trainers d...

Horse racing's greatest decade, the finest horse we will likely ever see running its last race, and what do we get at 2:52? "Coming Up - Olga Korbut & Evel Knievel." AAAHAHAHA! How 70's can you get!

Not one of my favorite horses, but the pedigree - Round Table, Dr. Fager, Buckpasser, Mr. Prospector, Northern Dancer, Spectacular Bid, Secretariat (Bold Ruler on both sides), Seattle Slew, etc. - Wow.

@zipfer30 While I do not agree that BC hasn't face good competition over the last year, I am a little disappointed she didn't get more out of this 7F; sure she out kicked the other horses, but BC wasn't asked to maintain any pace over distance - slow time/fractions. It was like a 7f breeze. The b...

@bgardiner2000 I have to finish now, but to end there is no clear direct correlation between run up and winning time (1 - 1.5 sec. for example). It is trumped by geography, absolute time is always subject to modifiers here, and finally, as someone not among the crazed Secretariat worshipers (Riv...

@rscarbro100 Thanks again for finding an interesting article. In Excess (IRE) has the Belmont record of 1:58.33 for 1-1/4 mile set July 4, 1991, however the 4 year old was carrying only 119. The best 1-1/4 mile Belmont run that I remember was Cigar's 1995 Breeders' Cup which was won in a stakes...

Mosheen went on to win the Crown Oaks (G1) in November 2011 at 2500 meters. It looks like she was looking for distance which makes this an impressive run.

Thank you for this posting, it was informative. I agree completely agree with Mr. Moody's view on pacemakers and the the bicycle team tactics that at prevalent in UK racing; let the horses run and win on their own merit. I am looking forward to seeing Black Caviar go to Ascot. There has been so...

Yukichan was retired in October if 2010 and is now a broodmare at Northern Farm were she was born. She should be having her first foal soon (2012), reportedly by top sire King Kamehameha. Yukichan's dam Shirayukihime's 2011 foal was also by King Kamehameha, another white filly! Yukichan's little ...

Yukichan was retired in October if 2010 and is now a broodmare at Northern Farm were she was born. She should be having her first foal soon (2012), reportedly by top sire King Kamehameha. Yukichan's dam Shirayukihime's 2011 foal was also by King Kamehameha, another white filly! Yukichan's litt...

@MsFlowP Yukichan was retired in October 2010. She is now a broodmare at Northern Farm in Hokkaido, Japan where she was born. Northern Farm is one of the best operations in Japan, and Yukichan is very well bred, if all went well she should be having her first foal this year (2012), reportedly b...

@DangofaN1 "Back in Black" from the album of the same name by AC/DC; released in 1980, it was the first to feature then new lead singer Brian Johnson.

If you liked this race check Silver Charm's duel with Wild Rush in the 1998 Kentucky Cup Classic, run the same year. There wasn't any quit in Silver Charm.