Looks like Fredericksburg got the ultimate equipment change
Ouch, sorry to hear that buddy. Hope he is able to focus a little better now. He has tons of talent.
Little Mike is looking good over in Dubai! (Photo by TVG)
For some reason, I never realized that Wise Dan was a gelding. I guess it makes sense since he would be retired by now if he weren't. I hope he stays on track to run on Bluegrass day at Keeneland. I already have my tickets bought!
Asked by behindthecounterinasmalltown
I assume a lot of the older horses are geldings all the time. Fort Larned, Ron the Greek, Jackson Bend, Jersey Town, and even Ice Box I assumed to be geldings at one time or another. Wise Dan should have a stud with that butt…
I have some form of tickets already bought… in my head… I am setting aside money for New York again this year. The Belmont is an obvious goal of mine, but as for Saratoga I do not have any particular date(s) picked out. If I can I’d like to make the Jockey Club Gold Cup, but we’ll see.
Hey, I like your recent post. Out of pure curiosity, why do you want a gelding to win the KYDerby? Idk why but that completely stuck out at me during that whole post haha
Asked by thoroughbredracingcentrel
Gracias! :) You are part of my special 20%!
I said that mainly because I think geldings are the best thing for the sport. Kentucky Derby-winning colts are worth too much to run beyond their three-year-old year (except if you’re owned by fantastic people like Animal Kingdom and keep on going). Geldings I don’t have to worry about since they usually run for several years and the best of them can show off what modern racehorses can do long-term. They don’t have to hide from anyone in an effort to preserve their breeding value, too. I mean really! Geldings are the best! Game On Dude, Wise Dan, Purple Egg… ROOT FOR A GELDING TO WIN!
Heartbreaks outnumber the glories of the Triple Crown: In 2002, 45-1 longshot Magic Weisner was 3/4 length away from overpowering War Emblem in the Preakness. His owner was also his trainer, his exercise rider, his breeder, and his groom in 56-year-old Nancy Alberts, who won just 23 races between 1996 and 2001 in a career that spanned some 35 years. She was “tickled pink” to collect the second place winnings, and died in 2011 from stroke complications. The glorious crown is also a cruel one.
Game On Dude, still the west’s best after winning the Native Diver (II) with Mike Smith at Hollywood Park in his 8th graded stakes triumph. Go Dude! (Here with old jockey Chantal Sutherland)
Killin’ it at the crown: Bernie the Maestro (Bernstein x Hooray for Bailey, by Doneraile Court) carries the Ramseys’ silks to a decisive win in the Rapid Transit Stakes during Saturday’s Claiming Crown festivities and a rare win for the #13 hole at Gulfstream.
The little gelding by an unraced stallion with a $5,000 stud fee out of a mare received as a free gift, Little Mike was king of the underdogs blazing home in the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (I).
The best pony in all the land: Game On Dude
Forever a fan of this gutsy gelding: Funny Cide (Photo by Mark Lennihan)
