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Owner(s):

Robert V. LaPenta - Jacks or Better Farm

Trainer:

Nicholas P. Zito

Bred:

Florida (USA) by Jacks or Better Farm

Pedigree:

Hear No Evil - Sexy Stockings by Tabasco Cat

Rating:

7.63/10


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Jackson Bend

On 1/28, blazed through 4 furlongs in 47.90 (1/47) at Palm Meadows.

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It's time for 2012!

Blogger Ashley Tamulonis bids adieu to 2011, and looks forward to everything we have on the horizon in 2012...Read More

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BrianZipse · Haven't seen this many of the best coming back in years ... it should be fun! · 19 days ago ·

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AmbitiousD · This year has some great potential! I would also like to add Fly Lexis Fly to the Triple Crown group. He's already proven at 10 and 12 furlongs, but we'll see how he fares against the best the US has to offer · 19 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Yes, Fly Lexis Fly should definitely be added to the list. It would be awesome if he were shipped in for a Triple Crown run. · 19 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Yea 2012, let's hope they all stay healthy. · 19 days ago ·

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Paladin · Also Discreet Dancer. Zazu will be a major force in the Distaff division · 19 days ago ·

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Floridaf · How could I have forgotten Zazu?!? I love that filly! Discreet Dancer also. · 19 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · Middle distance: Wise Dan. Unknown quantity: Eblouissante. Hope of the future: the two mares' foals: Rachel's son and I predict a girl for Zenyatta. · 19 days ago ·

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zxswordxz · Can't wait for this year triple crown races...I have this gut feeling that we're going to see a triple crown winner! · 19 days ago ·

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Floridaf · And Eblouissante! Man, I am off my game today. And I even wrote about her, too, albeit in late 2011. · 19 days ago ·

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EmilyNecaise · ok how in the heck is THE FACTOR not mentioned?!! if it was for the quarter horse like fractions in the Ancient Title he'd be undeafeated at the sprint! and the way he ran the Malibu?? come on! · 19 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Sorry Emily. I tried to include all the top horses and made some oversights. The Factor should definitely be included. · 18 days ago ·

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annmatt · Well written, Ashley! Great job in the 2012 roundup and nice perspective on emerging rivalries in the various divisions. I'm excited about 2012 for many of the reasons you recited. I keep hoping that the 2011 year that was a muddle will dawn into a 2012 with some real stars rising to the fore! I share your enthusiasm for On Fire Baby and Now I Know. I do worry about Eight Belles' brother, Unbridled's Way...for obvious reasons. · 17 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Ann, I agree with you about Unbridled's Way. I am so excited about him, but I am trying really hard to keep it in perspective. · 17 days ago ·

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Jackson Bend

What a scintillating performance! He was not going to be denied!

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Jackson Bend

Jackson B is plain damn wonderful! So thrilled, have watched the race 3 times and counting, mud splashed up his right side at the end, a gre

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Jackson Bend Looks to Return to His Winning Ways

Jackson Bend hopes to ignite another resurgence in his career in Saturday's Hal's Hope Stakes...Read More

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zatt · Jackson B against Soaring Empire is an interesting match-up, and at one of my favorite distances! · 26 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Should be a great race! I *almost* think Soaring Empire may have the advantage. · 26 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Those who say the East has no top sprinters better not overlook JB. I think a one turn mile is with in his abilities, he ran quite a race in the Kelso, just ran into a freak. I hope he returns a winner. · 25 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Uncle Mo was definitely a freak in the Kelso, DeadHeat. JB's best finish at a mile was second place, so he'll be on the board even if he doesn't win. · 25 days ago ·

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Winplacsho · Looks like there's enough speed to set it up for Jackson Bend, I always question BC runners first time back though, so I'm going to try to beat him with Soaring Empire and Cool Blue Red Hot. · 24 days ago ·

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travel_vic · tough place to start the comeback trail · 23 days ago ·

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Floridaf · JB was yet another one that beat the BC bounce this time. The mile wasn't ideal since it typically isn't his best distance, but he looked good in 2012 debut. · 22 days ago ·

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No Denying Jackson Bend in Hal's Hope

Jackson Bend refused to lose in Saturday's Grade 3 Hal's Hope at Gulfstream Park. Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 23 days ago ·

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travel_vic · ralks about a nag with lots to spare at the end! good ride under the circumstances too · 22 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Glad he overcame his one mile speed bump. Looking forward to seeing more out of him this year! · 22 days ago ·

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Jackson Bend does not disappoint as the heavy favorite in the G3 Hal's Hope at Gulfstream on Saturday.

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4:42 PM

Jackson Bend will likely go next in the G3 Hal's Hope at Gulfstream Park on Jan 14.

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11:38 PM

Jackson Bend breezed a strong 4f in :47.60 at Palm Meadows on Dec 31. The work was 2nd best of 100.

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5:59 PM

Jackson Bend fired a 4f bullet in :48.13 at Palm Meadows on Dec 22.

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Eclipse Awards Discussion: A Sprint To The Crown

Hoosier State of Mind teams up with the "Chicago Dark Horse," Chris Sorenson to discuss which horse should be given the Eclipse Award in the two sprint divisions.Read More

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AmbitiousD · I know I've asked before, but any thoughts for Regally Ready? His resume also has a Breeder's Cup win (be it a G2) and high class G1 in the Nearctic; plus 4 other graded stakes wins this year. · 56 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Turbulent Descent will win the award, although Musical Romance may deserve it more, plus she is Zipse's monster BC winner! I think Caleb's Posse deserves the 3YO title and Amazombie the Sprint Award. · 56 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Caleb wins the sprinter for me. Two grade ones, one against open company, and a grade two. And as mentioned he is unbeaten at one turn. I like Hilda's Passion for the female sprinter. She ran in graded stakes all year and only once ran a bad race. She won two grade twos, a grade three and a grade one. I know she didn't make the Breeders Cup, and that is sad, but in sprints she did more that Turbulent Decent and while Musical Romance was consistent she lost 60% of the time. Hilda won 4 of 7 from January to August and only finished worse than second once this year. She was one of the fastest most brilliant female sprinters up until her inuries. She was top dog of the older females until that point. I don't think any other female in the running right now topped her. · 56 days ago ·

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footlick · I agree with DeadHeat. Two very solid choices. Would not be a surprise if Hilda's Passion gets it. When she was right she was brilliant. Caleb has to be a front runner for sprinter with Amazombie. · 56 days ago ·

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Floridaf · I agree with Andy. Caleb's Posse gets 3YO title and Amazombie gets the Sprint Award. Amazombie never finished off the board this year while consistently facing other top contenders in the division. Caleb's Posse might have been unbeaten at one turn, but he did not go head-to-head with the top sprinters. He had a very good year, but I think Amazombie deserves the award more. · 56 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · I believe Amazombie is the Eclipse Award Sprint winner, he won the biggest race for sprinters, the Breeders Cup Sprint, at the traditional sprint distance of 6 furlongs. If the number of turns determines if a race is a sprint, then what about Havre de Grace who won the Beldame around one turn beating the champion 3year old filly, or even Flatout who won the Jockey Club Gold Cup around one turn (OK one and 1/8 turn). The trouble I have with a mile being considered a sprint is that at many tracks a mile race is around two turns, is a mile at Belmont a sprint but not a sprint at Santa Anita? And if a mile is a sprint what about 1 1/16 mile or 1 1/8 mile? To me a sprint is less than a mile. · 56 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Justin Phillip, Travilin Man, To Honor and Serve, Dominus, Posiden's Warrior, Trappe Shot, Tapizar, and Wilburn are all stakes or graded stakes winners beaten by Calebs Posse over the cours of the Amsterdam, KB, and BC Dirt Mile. Grade one winners he won over were Uncle Mo, The Factor, and Shackleford. He faced them and beat them. Amazombie did win the Sprint and beat a good field, but before that he was facing fields that were shorter and weaker. Mike, the problem with your way of thinking is that you fail to mention that the distance of a mile, no matter around one turn or two is not considered a true route and never has been. I say anything over a mile is a route and that anything a mile is a longer sprint because while many sprinters can stretch to a mile, they can't stretch another furlong or sixteenth. · 56 days ago ·

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Floridaf · I think Mile races should belong in a category of their own. I am pretty sure that we can all agree that a mile race just does not truly belong in either the route or the sprint category. Yes, Caleb's Posse has beaten some excellent horses, but I was talking specifically about top Sprint horses. Caleb's Posse never faced Euroears, Smiling Tiger, Amazombie, or Giant Ryan, horses most would consider to be the top sprinters. · 56 days ago ·

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Winplacsho · Amazombie is a slam dunk winner in the Sprint division. He performed at a consistently high level all year. I can hear the argument for Caleb's Posse as 3 year old champ, but Caleb's Posse hasn't even ran at 6 furlongs this year....not once! The race for F/M sprinter is much tighter & I'll lean toward Musical Romance only based on her BC win. · 56 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Giving Musical Romance the nod over Turbulent Descent would be like giving Animal Kingdom the Eclipse over Caleb's Posse. Musical Romance's biggest win was the BC, but she only a G2 and three non-graded stakes race to complement that win. TD never finished worse than 2nd all year until she finished 5th in the BC after a rough start. · 56 days ago ·

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ScottDick · Caleb's Posse won a Breeders' Cup Championship race, that's what sets him apart from AK in my opinion. Turbulent Descent did it all against 3 year old competition. · 56 days ago ·

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Floridaf · And therein lies the problem. The Eclipse awards are broken down into 2-YO, 3-YO, and older categories, but there is only one award per gender for sprinters. · 56 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Amazombie was a place show horse for most of the year. Your top horses are almost all in Cali, which had a fairly week division. Giant Ryan got lucky to have the pace knocked out in the Vosburg and showed his true colors at Churchill, Smiling Tiger lost to The Factor who lost to both Amazombie and Caleb's Posse. As of now there is no seperate divisions and we already have too many. A mile whether around one or two turns is an elongated sprint, therefore a sprint. Caleb won at 6.5f and 7f, both "sprint" distances. He beat sprinters The Factor and Trappe Shot in the BC as well, against much better competition overall than what Amazombie won against. · 56 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Euroears and Giant Ryan had a testosterone battle in the BC sprint and did each other in. If they had focused on the race rather than each other, then the outcome could have been different. They zipped through an opening quarter in 21 flat. Of course, that's purely conjecture, but you can't knock a horse for one bad race. As for who beat who, well, that was the story of the year this season. Every division had that problem. I stand by Amazombie as Sprint Champion and Caleb's Posse as Champion 3-YO. A mile is a mile, not a sprint. · 56 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Floridaf, that would have happened in the Vosburgh too had Euroears not been taken out at the start, that is my point. When GR actually got his speed tested he folded. And to say Caleb beat nobody is downright wrong. I just gave you a long list of graded stakes winners that he beat this entire year in the last three races he won. Amazombie faced The Factor and beat him, in a race he won. Both Euroears and Smiling Tiger thrashed this horse in California, and Smiling Tiger beat this horse on multiple occasions. Smiling Tiger could only manage third against Big Drama and Hamazing Destiny last year. The sprint division in California was weak. Amazobie's big wins were in a relatively weak Ancient Title where the favorite, The Factor was in the truest sense of the words run into the ground early on, and after him the race was pretty much like playing darts. Caleb took the BC against horses that could sprint and mile in open company and won another grade one in addition to that and a very solid grade two field. Any one of the fields he beat were stronger than Amazombie's. Both horses have two grade ones, a grade two. When horses are that close you go by who they face. In the Amsterdam and KB Caleb faced more competitive. · 56 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Whoa DeadHeat! I didn't say that Caleb's Posse beat nobody. He has beat some very good horses this year. I think you have missed my point, which is that he does not belong in the Sprint division in my opinion. If I truly believed that he beat nobody, then I wouldn't have chosen him as the Champion 3-YO. I can see that we will not agree on this, but that is okay because we're each entitled to our opinion. · 56 days ago ·

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Capper · Now that I think about it, I like Musical Romance even more based on her BC win. Turbulent Decent had a nice year, but Hilda's Passion had just as nice a year, but I don't think she isn't really considered due to the fact that she was injured before the BC. · 56 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Whoa DeadHeat! I didn't say that Caleb's Posse beat nobody. He has beat some very good horses this year. I think you have missed my point, which is that he does not belong in the Sprint division in my opinion. If I truly believed that he beat nobody, then I wouldn't have chosen him as the Champion 3-YO. I can see that we will not agree on this, but that is okay because we're each entitled to our opinion. · 56 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · No way is Turbulent Descent going to get the Female Sprint Eclipse. First off, not all of her wins can be considered sprints and her sprint wins weren't exactly fast, which is sort of the main theme of a sprint if I can for once openly like speed. Musical Romance is likewise not a fast sprinter. Too bad the fast females had injuries, like Hilda's Passion or Sassy Image-another one that had some bad races at Gulfstream. Here's a handicapping minor rule I use: throw out bad finishes for fillies at GP and any bad race by a horse that was stuck on the rail there. So I don't really have a pick for top female sprinter but I would really like some explanation as to why Switch was not run on dirt at 7f. as much as possible this year and not all the other experimentation? Not that I'm owed an explanation. Just put one in my stocking if inclined, thanks. Male sprinter: simply put Amazombie. Want more detail? I'll whip out equibase or it's there for all to review. Add in his DQ as a win cuz, truly not long ago he wouldn't have been taken down. Nowadays, yes, ancient times, probably not. · 56 days ago ·

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GregRiessland · zombie gets the sprint and caleb should get 3 year old male. i say turbulent descent for female sprint. i think she could beat older girls, just like zazu did. · 56 days ago ·

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Jackson Bend posted his first work since finishing 3rd in the BC Sprint. He breezed 4f in :48.33 at Palm Meadows on 12-10.

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Point - Counterpoint: Twirling Candy vs Jackson Bend

The top 2 potential contenders for the Dirt Mile - Twirling Candy or Jackson Bend?Read More

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AndyScoggin · On the dirty of Churchill Downs I think the edge goes tos Jackson Bend. · 112 days ago ·

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LeonorReis · TWIRLING CANDY · 112 days ago ·

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ghelguera · Twirling Candy! Jackson Bend? · 112 days ago ·

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bigwillteamtap · Head to Head I'm taking Twirling Candy. That horse is ridiculously talented!!! Sadly....not my pick for this race. After flip flopping back and forth through about 5 or 6 horses....I came up with 3yo Exacta with Wilburn holding off Calebs Posse. · 112 days ago ·

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stevebiscuit · I've said all year that out of all the horses racing this year Twirling Candy has the most raw ability. What prevents him from maximizing that ability is his race time insanity. He's got the athletic build of Michael Jordan and a mind like Charlie Sheen. Though many think he has distance limitations, I do not. Had the HGC and PC been run on dirt I believe TC would have won. The only thing that'll beat Twirling Candy is himself. If he can get his head in order, nobody will stand in his way. · 111 days ago ·

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shadowno · @stevebiscuit. Dude you hit that out of the park. TC is the fastest, most talented horse in America, yet he might not even be the best horse in this elongated sprint. I've thought for a while he might need a new shed row to maximize/realize his potential, but it could also be that he is just a nut case that in the old days would have had the ultimate in equipment changes. In 2011 however, he is way to valuable for that to be a consideration. That being said, I think he will run big, harness his inner Ancient Title or Precisionist and take this race down on sheer talent alone. · 111 days ago ·

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CraigBradshaw · maybe taking the blinkers off of this horse will improve his performance. · 111 days ago ·

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bellesforever1 · Jackson Bend ..Wiburn..one two..I don't trust Twirling Candy and agree with Brian that he just hasn't found his home.. · 109 days ago ·

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EvanAnouna · jackson bend duh · 67 days ago ·

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Amazombie Edges Force Freeze in BC Sprint

Amazombie took advantage of a contested pace and wore down Force Freeze in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs. Read More

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bigfootmauler · not too bad for a "Give away" bet his original owner is kicking himself! · 93 days ago ·

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Amazombies #1 Fan · Hands Down,My Favorite Horse.He Is intelligent,Athletically Gifted and might be the most tenacious horse I have ever seen.Thank you Amazombie for trying hard everytime out.You inspire me. · 90 days ago ·

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Jackson Bend: Jack of All Trades

Jackson Bend has done a little bit of everything in his career. He has raced at eight tracks in five states, competed at distances ranging from 4 ½ furlongs to 1 ¼ miles, and has tested champions Lookin At Lucky and Uncle Mo in graded stakes. This year’s Breeders’ Cup will give Jackson Bend t...Read More

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Neocane · Love the heart...& really love JB in at 6f in the Sprint. Great post also. · 98 days ago ·

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cardsbymarcy · https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=253455648040322&set=a.153544228031465.44317.100001276660849&type=3&theater · 91 days ago ·

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Jackson Bend

jb should maybe have been in the dirt mile, along with mo.

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Breeders’ Cup – The Selections

Brian Zipse says, it's time to quiet all the talk and pick some winners in the 2011 Breeders' Cup!Read More

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lou'sfan · No mention of To Honor and Serve? He's my pick in the Classic, but I agree in the Dirt Mile, Wilburn all the way. · 95 days ago ·

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jinlie01 · Some of my bets for BC Championship Races..BC F&M Sprint - Great Hot and Tamarind Hall...BC Spring - Jackson Bend and Force Freeze...BC Turf Spring - Perfect Officer...BC Dirt Mile - Jersey Town and Caleb's Posse...BC Juv - Alpha and Drill...BC Mile - Turallure, Strong Suit and Compliance Officer...BC Classic - To Honor And Serve. · 95 days ago ·

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Indiana · Agree with 90 % of your selections. I think we're both going to have a huge weekend. Sea Moon,Grace Hall, Stop Shopping Maria, Flat Out. Love em all · 95 days ago ·

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amfuller · I'm with ya'll too I like To Honor and Serve in the Classic also Drosslmeyer I know he has the stamina. I'm all about some Bernardini's right now so I also like Alpha and Wilburn. I kind of wish Stay Thirsty would blow everyone away so he wouldn't be the "other" horse anymore. · 95 days ago ·

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CraigBradshaw · i agree with a lot of these picks, but flat out is going to finish off the board behind hdg, god, and so you think. · 95 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · I think after all is said and done all people are going to be talking about is the MO show. · 95 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · 01/10/2011 "Uncle Mo is the most impressive young horse I have seen since Spectacular Bid came along in 1978. While Uncle Mo does not remind me of Spectacular Bid, he does remind me of Seattle Slew. After watching him battle on a fast pace and then romp down the stretch in the Champagne, I wrote that he is the closest thing to Slew I have seen in the last 34 years. Things can certainly go wrong between now and the finish line of the Belmont Stakes, but the truly great ones overcome adversity. I believe in Uncle Mo until he proves otherwise. Get ready America, this might be the horse we have all been waiting for." Brian Zipes. A Bendidict Arnold for out time · 95 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · I didn't purposely spell your name wrong, must have been the finger of god or the hoof print of MO. · 95 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Benedict Zipse? · 95 days ago ·

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ruffian75 · icy, your prognostication is down right sickening. He hasn't bee two turns this year, but one, and he got spanked by Toby's Corner, who's not around anymore. People look for legends, but, I don't believe he is one. He'll be there for the majority of the race, and then, he'll spit the bit. · 95 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · Brian what has he not done to show his greatness? You got me interested in him. Hopefully he'll win one for America as we need a boost now with the eternal politicians out in mass promising everything but delivering nothing. Mike Repole for president if he runs MO as a 4yo. · 95 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · @ruffian75 Before you put your foot in your mouth please note the quotation marks if that's what your referring to if not, shut up! · 95 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · @ruffian-Since I'm not a licensed bookie I can't take your bet or I would. However if you would like to match the mount I'm betting on MO just show tell me your pick and photo copy your betting slip and if your horse finishes in front of Mo I'll reimburse you if not you reimburse me. "Money talks BS walks" · 95 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · @ruffian75: Forget about the bet I acted in haste in regards to your caustic comments about my thread. If Mike Repole decides to just watch and not bet MO down I'll get my 5/2 odds that I need to make any wager if not I'm just another spectator and will just enjoy the races and bet the others. · 95 days ago ·

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whandshoe · Best two longshots Today!!! CD Race 8 #4 Miss Netta 15/1 // Saturday CD Race 7 #6 Irrefutable 12/1 · 94 days ago ·

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driveon · Brian; I really hope your predictions for the two Classics are bang on, because I'm betting a $100 double ob Royal Delta/Flat Out - my biggest bet of the weekend. I decided on that bet a while back. Good Luck. · 94 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · I hope so too, Garnet ... Good luck! · 94 days ago ·

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travel_vic · track is playing fair so far · 94 days ago ·

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Big Drama Seeks BC Sprint Repeat

Big Drama, last year's Breeders' Cup Sprint winner at Churchill Downs, hopes history repeats itself in Saturday's renewal. The David Fawkes trainee has only run twice since winning the 2010 Sprint. He easily captured the G3 Mr. Prospector in his January return at Gulfstream and did not resurface unt...Read More

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travel_vic · Good one but would have to run against what is beginning to appear as an early bias...But at this level they often do. · 96 days ago ·

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BC Dirt Mile or Sprint, either way I like Jackson Bend

His connections may have called an audible, but Brian Zipse is sticking with Jackson BendRead More

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Winplacsho · After looking at the PPs, I think Euroears takes them coast to coast. If he has any gate problems like he's done from time to time, look out for Force freeze. · 98 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Euroears is definitely a threat to go all the way, and Force Freeze would be a bargain at 10-1, but I am sticking with the mighty mite! · 97 days ago ·

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Waya · I love this horse, and I love him in the Sprint. Get ready to cash you tickets! · 97 days ago ·

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ruhlmann · I also like Jackson Bend in the BCSprint. Hopefully his 0 for 2 record at CD is nothing to worry about. If he runs with that burst like he did in the Forego & Jms Marvin he will be very very tough to beat. There should be plenty of pace to run at, with Euroears & Giant Ryan. · 97 days ago ·

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Point - Counterpoint: Uncle Mo vs Havre de Grace

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cpsoren121 · I am siding with the filly on this one... · 105 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · You guys know I am all about Mo! I think if he wins it could be in spectacular fashion! Gotta go with Mo! · 105 days ago ·

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zatt · I would love to see Mo win, but he looks like the classic underlay to me. · 105 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · As long as you get the minimum bettable odds of 2/1 I think he's an overlay in this field. These are very nice horses going against him but not in his class. I think 5/2 is likely which is like stealing. Of course I recognize the fact anything can happen in a race but having the best horse coming out of the #8 post makes me salivate. How do I know the post #? All the great ones run their great race from the #8 post, look the at history of big races · 105 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · I like Uncle Mo, but he seems like a horse you have to bet against. He is untested at the distance, has not faced the best competion this year and coming in off 2 one turn races after a serious illness. He has too many questions for his short odds. But you know what they say...a short price is better than a long face...he definitely has a big chance to win. · 105 days ago ·

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Indiana · Mo is up against it, I know that. But, I think he is more talented then anyone else in the race. If he can rate, I think he'll run a huge race. His last work was very encouraging. · 105 days ago ·

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bigfootmauler · between THAS and havre.. mo has lot of competition! · 105 days ago ·

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AmbitiousD · @Indiana, I completely agree. If Mo rates, he will be tough to beat. If he leads the charge and sets the pace, he is going to have a tough time kicking home with HDG and THAS breathing down his neck on the backstretch and final turn. · 105 days ago ·

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TheFinalTurn · Im not even sure if Mo can go the distance nor has he faced much compition this year. Havre de Grace is a very talented mare that has ALOT of potential, I would have to go for Havre de Grace on this one. · 105 days ago ·

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BigWillteamTAP · Amazing how the probably favorite for this race is a horse thats coming off a 7 furlong prep and a mile prep and had a liver ailment for four months before that. EXTRAORDINARY HORSES CAN DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS. Any other horse with those credentials wouldn't be 50-1. But this horse is special. I think everyone knows that. People worry about pedigree but I seriously don't see that being an issue. The horse is strong and moves strong. Theres not 1 race that Uncle Mo has ever run that anyone can say wasn't impressive. As a 2 year old nobody came close. 3yo opener he beat classic entrant Rattlesnake Bridge, He ran 3rd in the wood with a liver ailment and the horses that finished ahead of him had to run the races of their lives to beat him. Off a layoff ran 2nd in a grade 1 and lost by a nose to a very very good Calebs Posse....Then the Kelso he basically ran away from 2 grade 1 winners on a dead track in 1:33 and change and acted as if he didn't even run. Those of you fortunate enough to be going to churchill on Nov 5th should consider yourself priveleged. I think you're going to see something amazing from Mo. Havre de Grace is good. She's a champion and probably a deserving HOY and hopefully she runs well but Mo is just too much horse right now for her to handle. · 105 days ago ·

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andiggs · Mo is great. He is unbeatable. He will not lose. He's the horse to beat. Everyone please believe what I've written so I can make more $ when he gets it handed to him in the Classic. · 105 days ago ·

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BigWillteamTAP · He is great. not unbeatable...you're right...he probably won't lose. I'll save Havre de Grace is the horse to beat though......and he'll be the one to beat her! · 105 days ago ·

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jpinkertoncook · Nice job, Fellas! As you know, I'll be rooting for HdeG. · 105 days ago ·

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RamonDimas · my vote is for HDG!!!she is the best female now that BLIND LUCK is gone!!! · 105 days ago ·

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bellesforever1 · Grace is the horse to beat..she has the work under her belt and yes she has the talent as well..I love Mo but think he is being thrown into the biggest race of the year with little prep..talent he has but a mile an a quarter is a long way to go after being as sick as he was..Grace gets it! · 104 days ago ·

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Winplacsho · I have questions about both of them getting the distance, but I would lean towards HDG only because Uncle Mo hasn't rated at all since he's come back to the races. With horses like Game on Dude & Tiznow in the race the pace expects to be swift and I believe HDG is a little more versitile, even though she may come up empty when called upon in the stretch. · 104 days ago ·

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Winplacsho · I just watched HDG's last work from Keeneland on drf.com & Saez had to shake the reigns a little. It didn't look as great as it does on paper considering that track is lightning quick right now. · 104 days ago ·

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railbird33 · I will be back a CD to watch these BC championshps again this year. If their match-up is as good as lasts year's Blame / Z finish - well worth it. But, I will have to pick HDG to rate better at the distance. · 104 days ago ·

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MIke in SB · Tizway is out of the Classic, I don't know if this helps Mo or Havre de Grace, but it is pretty disappointing. · 104 days ago ·

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JohnNicoletti · It looks like the filly,HarveDe Grace. Don't think Uncle Mo can get the distance. Also like Stay thirsty. · 103 days ago ·

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JohnNicoletti · Tizway is out... Have to use Flat Out in my exotics. · 103 days ago ·

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winwinwin · Because Rapid Redux is not in that race I'm OK with Uncle Shmoo · 103 days ago ·

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travel_vic · they are actually going in the classic? My untried and up against the best. Good luck on that attempt · 102 days ago ·

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medomoreno · " Breeders' Cup Classic is shaping up to be another legendary Battle of the Sexes." Really? Chantal vs. whom: Ramon, Joseph, or Ryan? · 102 days ago ·

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Rene' W.Foland · Going with the filly...Rock it Havre de Grace!!!! But I love Uncle Mo too!!!! · 101 days ago ·

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RickPorter · There are other contenders in the race that can step it up a notch and win it all. Havre de Grace certainly has proven she can get the distance and run rag numbers with any of them. Uncle Mo just needs to prove his prep is good enough and can get the distance. It will be a good horse race. · 100 days ago ·

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aj.mindiola · I love it all you guys put your money on Uncle Mo ..and ill clean up when Havre de Grace runs right past him · 98 days ago ·

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bigfootmauler · i agree AJ, but also to honor and serve will come in second.. Havre - honor - then mo :) · 98 days ago ·

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aj.mindiola · I agree bigfoot...To Honor and Serve is really being overlooked... · 98 days ago ·

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