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Status:

Deceased

Owner(s):

D and H Stable

Trainer:

Hugh Fontaine

Bred:

Florida (USA) by W. E. Leach - [Add Data]

Pedigree:

Ponder - Noodle Soup by Jack High

Rating:

8.28/10

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Heartbreak in the Triple Crown

Can you imagine coming so close to achieving your most incredible dream only to have it snatched away from you by the narrowest of margins? The connections of these ten horses certainly can. I hope you enjoy my Top 10 near misses... Read More

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J ReneeNeihart · Thank you for mentioning Afleet Alex!! :) · 837 days ago ·

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J ReneeNeihart · Oh, and Brian, Tim Tam was a great choice as well..if you can find any footage of his Belmont, please share it! I've had no luck. · 837 days ago ·

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zatt · Thanks Renee ... I will look into the Tim Tam footage. · 837 days ago ·

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bellesforever · well done..alex was nearest and dearest to me so thanks for putting him up there. · 837 days ago ·

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cocoa2 · When Tim Tam won the KY Derby the paper the next morning said, "Silky Sullivan looses", not "Tim Tam wins" · 465 days ago ·

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notobsessed · I actually cried when Silver Charm lost! · 465 days ago ·

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ARBY · Smarty Jones was a tough loss for me. I felt Jerry Bailey unduly pressured Smarty down the backstretch with a "no chance" runner. In the final yards Smarty just couldn't hold off the fresh Birstone ... Mary Lou Whitney was all class in the winner's circle. · 465 days ago ·

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railbird33 · I thought Silver Charm lost by a head-bob, not 3/4 of a length. Anyway, Baffert also lost the VISA triple crown $5 millon dollar bonus in those final jumps. · 465 days ago ·

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rubs23 · Needles was a monster · 36 days ago ·

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illhaveanothertriplecrown · Afleet Alex is often overlooked because he did it in reverse. Good call. However I contend I'll Have Another should be on the list. If only because the field for the Belmont was so weak there was no way if he raced he would've been denied. Not even being able to run is more frustrating. · 35 days ago ·

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CauseForConcern · The list could be many. How about Swale, Risen Star, Point Given, or A.P. Indy? · 35 days ago ·

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Sullivan · No one mentions Bold Forbes, who would've been the first to wire all 3 · 35 days ago ·

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illhaveanothertriplecrown · I believe it will happen again this year. Orb will cruise on saturday, with only Goldencents and Itsmyluckyday challenging. He will then fall just short in the Belmont as he will be defeated by REVOLUTIONARY. · 35 days ago ·

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travel_vic · I almost put in a little prayer so that Real Quiet would miss out..That and I had Solis and the deep closer, who is in out Hall of Fame. · 35 days ago ·

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travel_vic · The ALMOST phoniest excuse I have ever heard (saftey pin my arse), with the pin head rider up just did not have it (much Like Swale at Baltimore)....Canonero was ILL, covered in thrush and Majestic Prince was flat lame. Londgen quit as McMahon's trainer after that debacle......Risen Star was just unlucky and Afleet Alex and little too late from Churchill. · 35 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Tim Tam showed signs of lameness and should have been scratched as well. My first Derby colt. · 35 days ago ·

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zxswordxz · It is comical to see the comment "pin head rider". The jockey is there for the ride and the horse run. Great horses overcome bad ride. - I wonder who made those comments... · 35 days ago ·

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travel_vic · The majority of people who work daily with them, i.e. horseman's bookkeeper, correctly gave them that title...These are people who came by their careers the hard way often starting in the lowest rungs of their profession and bypassing most formal education....Horses run, riders are passengers. · 34 days ago ·

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Needles

Needles was the first Derby winner to take 7 weeks off before the Derby.

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Is There Life After The Haskell? I Say, YES!

Early in the summer I remember several of the Monmouth Park writers having a discussion about the quality of racing after The Haskell. Which hearkens the question: Is there life after The Haskell?Read More

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AndyScoggin · Wow, now there is a chance that Big Drama will make his first start back in the Icecapade at Mth on Sept. 5. That would be some star power! · 671 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Just saw that ... Monmouth still rolls out great racing post-Haskell, for sure! · 671 days ago ·

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joerada · I would agree, I think I watched a Breeders Cup Filly win the Colleen last Saturday! · 670 days ago ·

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