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Edward A. Dunlop

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(GB) by Stanley Estate and Stud Co.

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Cape Cross - Selection Board by Welsh Pageant

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Eclipse Award Selections - Of the 21st century!

Who are the best of the best of the first dozen years of the 21st century? Help me decide...Read More

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cocoa2 · Monarchos? · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · Sorry, but Point Given was superior to Monarchos in the 3yo male class of 2001. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Curlin not among the top older horses? DWC, Stephan Foster, Woodward, and JCGC? Zapper raced four times as a 4yr old, Tiznow was out most of the year. Inasor had a heck of a year as an older male, had a DWC and BCC. I can get not wanting to count Curlin's BCC. However, did win a total of 5 grade ones in 2008, while Invasor only won 4 in 2006. The amount he traveled during that time was unbelievable. He did lose twice, however they were on turf and synthetic, I don't remember Invasor ever trying those two surfaces. If one is willing to overlook Curlin's BCC win as a three year old then you must Tiznow. As an older Horse he was awesome in his three wins, but he lost three times, on his own surfaces. Curlin had the better older season there. Zapper was brilliant no doubt, but raced four times total and twice in sprints. Obviously brilliant and that gets him in, but Curlin nails him on durability and strength of schedule. Top four here should have been Invasor, Curlin, Mineshaft, and Zapper. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Bernardini won the Preakness, Dandy, Travers, and JCGC...pretty good if you ask me. · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · Curlin was a tough call, but notice he is on the 3yo male list, and the Horse of the Year list. I thought Curlin was better at 3 ... here are the horses who finished 2nd or 3rd in his three wins in the U.S at 4: Einstein (not as good on dirt), Barcoloa, Past the Point, Wandering Boy (twice), and Merchant Marine. Blame it on the surface or not, but the best horses Curlin faced as an older horse, he lost to. Don't get me wrong, Curlin was a fantastic horse, but his credentials as only an older horse are not quite as strong as a few others of the decade in my opinion, including Tiznow, who won some big stakes in California early in the year, and then came back from health problems to win an amazing BC Classic, his second straight. No horse has done that. And by the way, Curlin won 4 graded stakes (all grade 1) in 2008, not 5. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Wanderin Boy also was beaten by Invasor. Invasor beat Wild Desert, West Virginina and Sun King, all of those are not exactly World beaters. His Donn win against Hesanoldsalt? Brian, the competition card can go both ways. Both faced some nice horses in their big races, but in their other grade ones the horses that lined up against both were less than stellar. I would actually say Einnstein was a better horse than Sun King. Tiznow lost as well, so that card can also be played. Anything that can be said against Curlin can be said against at least one of the other horses on the list. · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · With all due respect, several horses that Invasor beat in the BC Classic, were better than any horse Curlin defeated as an older horse ... just look at the fields, there is absolutely no comparison. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Brian, as i state, both faced very good horses in their "big races." DWC and BCC are what i'm counting as big races. In the DWC Curlin faced several top horses, and not ony beat them, but decimated them. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Also to be fair, if you do not count Curlin's 3yr old Classic win then Tiznow's should not either. Both horses faced a lot, Curlin won some pretty big stakes back east his year too. Tiznow did have some good wins as a 4yr old, but if we are only counting 4yr old seasons in that vote then Curlin gets him. Both lost, but Curlin's season overall was better. He took the DWC, and came back to campaign an entire season, when many typically are knocked out for half the season. Not only did he come back he won 3 more grade ones. · 24 days ago ·

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dubby30 · Have to agree with DeatHeat on this one, all respect both ways to the argument though, when looking at the whole of the seasons, Curlin's should be the last we are debating, he would be on the older list quicker than the Zap and Tiznow, the Zap is especially questionable due to the 4 starts he made at 4 he made a start in a G2 and a G3, certainly not the schedule of an all time horse or one to be ranked up with a horse starting exclusively in Grade 1 races as an older horse. DWC, SFoster, WoodWard, Jockey Gold Cup, far out weigh the Tom Fool, Iselin, Woodward & BCC. But thats just my opinion. A horse like Curlin was tested in ways Ghostzapper never knew, and should be respected for that, so if there's anyone that should be debated, it should be Ghostzapper and Tiznow. · 24 days ago ·

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dubby30 · Also remember 2 year old filly – Sweet Catomine, 3 year old male – Summer Bird, Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex & Barbaro who i feel was twice the horse Bernardini ever was. · 24 days ago ·

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stevebiscuit · No Ginger Punch? Blasphemy! · 24 days ago ·

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LAZMANNICK · Once again, truth, realism and actual facts should never be in the same sentence as Dubby. · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · I just posted my choices for each division ... can't wait to hear your opinions. · 24 days ago ·

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curlin.bandwagoneer · Curlin or Invasor for HOTY..........Curlin is my pick. · 24 days ago ·

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curlin.bandwagoneer · Invasor barely edges out Zenyatta.....really? · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · Hey, at least your boy got best 3yo male of the decade ... and by the way, if Curlin had won the BC Classic in 2008, he would have won the biggest award going away. · 24 days ago ·

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curlin.bandwagoneer · i am thrilled he got 3yo male! But Zenyatta never ran in the DWC, which Curlin and Invasor won. Curlin beat I believe two future DWC winners, Gloria de Campeo and Well Armed, by a huge margin. He also beat Premium Tap, who finished second to Invasor in the year prior. Both were amazing race horses. But Curlin's DWC and winning margin against two future winners, makes him winner in my book. I get that the loss in the 2008 BCC was a downer, but at least it was "off" his normal surface. If he had lost on dirt, i would understand. But do you really think Raven's Pass would have won on dirt? LOL · 24 days ago ·

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curlin.bandwagoneer · BTW, i agree with your other picks, if that is any consolation ;) · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · For me, HOTY is Invasor and Curlin, not Zenyatta. Two big races doesn't do it for me, not when she could have dominated open races in Cali just as easily she did females in 09 and 2010. Curlin lost after a hard hard hard season. If he won the Classic that year, then he would have been one of the top 100 TB racers of all time, not just this century. · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · Like I said before, Curlin was a fantastic horse, but frankly his five races in the U.S. in 2008, or after returning from Dubai, include two losses and three weak fields. I just didn't think he was quite the same as he was before going to Dubai. · 24 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · I love this idea! But you know me, I have to go with Midnight Lute. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Two losses taking risks not many other top horses are willing to take. How often do we see a to dirt or turf star try and switch surfaces? Invasor faced some weak field in 06 too. · 24 days ago ·

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andiggs · You should give Blame some kind of award to make up for last year's travesty. · 24 days ago ·

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slteam17 · I know this is from the what could have been category, but still Barbaro deserves a mention for his win in the '06 Derby and his undefeated campaign up to that point. · 24 days ago ·

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shadowno · Curlin was pronounced steroid free in 2008. It makes perfect sense his races as a 4yo did not equal his steroid enhanced 3yo campaign. · 24 days ago ·

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LAZMANNICK · Well Armed, a winner of 7 or 24 lifetime races, won the DWC by 14 lengths. Volponi, a winner of 7 of 31 races lifetime, won a BCC by 6 lengths. I guess that makes them real all time favorites, certainly a better horse than Zenyatta. Too bad Zenyatta never got to face Macho Again and Flashing and Persistently. Then maybe we could mention her in the same sentence as all these greats. · 24 days ago ·

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12thCrown · Afleet Alex was a pretty strong 3YO and never considered Invasor the best of that bunch. He ran in an era of "who-dat's" as well... · 22 days ago ·

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cugel the clever · Afleet Alex's Preakness victory was the most astounding and impressive recovery from near disaster I've ever seen in 50 years of watching racing. This race alone should place him in the top 100. Check this video of the race which includes super slomo of the incident. I get a sick feeling every time I see it - a reminder of the razor edge between tragedy and triumph. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfFzODoD7YY · 22 days ago ·

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cugel the clever · Afleet Alex's Preakness victory was the most astounding and impressive recovery from near disaster I've ever seen in 50 years of watching racing. This race alone should place him in the top 100. Check this video of the race which includes super slomo of the incident. I get a sick feeling every time I see it - a reminder of the razor edge between tragedy and triumph. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfFzODoD7YY · 22 days ago ·

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zatt · Afleet Alex was fantastic, and his Preakness was unbelievable, hard to keep him off the list ... Invasor was a champion in three continents, and beat an excellent BC Classic field. · 22 days ago ·

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travel_vic · another potential monster we were robbed of seeing mature · 22 days ago ·

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stevebiscuit · Zenyatta would've smoked Curlin. · 22 days ago ·

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Winplacsho · Though all were great, I think Ghostzapper was the most freakish (and just as dominating) of the group and would be my pick for HOY. · 22 days ago ·

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GregRiessland · i don't think zen could beat curlin and zen hasn't smoked anyone she nips you at the wire. runs hard enough to win. she should have smoked all the washed up girls, nope runs hard enough just to win. · 22 days ago ·

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1satmay · really havre? Did we forget about rags to riches ! · 14 days ago ·

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1satmay · sorry! missed her in 3yo · 14 days ago ·

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racingrooter · I'm with winplaceshow. I think Ghostzapper is the best horse of the 20th century thus far. There are some other great horses mentioned here, but GZ would have left them all eating his dirt. · 14 days ago ·

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racingrooter · Oops, meant 21st century. I'm only 12 years behind. :-) · 14 days ago ·

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Change Is Imminent

Racing needs to bring its head out of the sand and into the light. The leaders of this sport need to make sure that it is not being cheapened and stand up and fight for what will improve it, rather than let others make decisions that just lead the sport deeper into oblivion.Read More

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xMystix · I do agree about the 20 horse stampede in the Kentucky Derby. That only came about most recently since the start of the 21st century (correct me if I'm wrong on this). Although, going back and looking at the Kentucky Derbies of all eleven Triple Crown winners, War Admiral faced the most competitors being 1 out of 20 horses entered in that year's Kentucky Derby. The shortest field for a Triple Crown winner ever faced in the Kentucky Derby was Citation being 1 out of the 6 entrants. The next largest field was with Omaha (18), and after that was with Assault (17). I, personally, don't like the large field, but out of the eleven Triple Crown winners, only five of them faced ran in the Kentucky Derby with 14+ fields. This includes from largest field to smallest, War Admiral (20), Omaha (18), Assault (17), Gallant Fox (15), and Seattle Slew (15). The other six faced fields smaller than 14. If the large field sizes have always been around since the beginning of the Kentucky Derby (the Triple Crown wasn't called the Triple Crown until after the turn of the 20th century from what I read about the history of the Triple Crown), then I can understand there not being any significant changes on that concept. As far as the history of the selection process goes, I have no idea. I think it does need to be reformed, however. For the Breeders Cup? I definitely understand your opinion on that. I always thought that it seemed like a state-fair carnival when they started doing a two day affair it. · 239 days ago ·

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ruffian75 · As for the Kentucky Derby, there have been five races in which there were more than 20 horses. In 1974, when Cannonade won, there was 23 horses. There has been one 22-horse field, and three 21-horse fields. After they ran in 1974, it was decided to cut down the field to a maximum size of 20. It has been that way ever since. As for the BC, yeah, it is getting a bit too much, but, I just stay with the original concept, for the most part, and play the 7 races(juv, juv fillies, sprint, dirt mile, turf mile, long turf, and the classic). The rest I watch with a tad bit less interest. · 239 days ago ·

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AmbitiousD · I agree that 20 horses for the KD is too many, and the selection process should be considered. Let's just be sure it doesn'y end up like the college football BCS system though. I do think that career earnings is a solid system as it rewards both wins and horses that race often. I think that keeping the current system and just cutting the number of entries will put a lot more pressure on owners and trainers to run their horses in larger purse races and possibly eliminate up and coming lightly raced horses like Animal Kingdom. As for the Breeder's Cup, I do agree that adding more races is doing nothing other than flooding the market to "meet consumer demand." It takes away from the prestige that comes with participating in such a limited event. · 239 days ago ·

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KyOaksRunner · I agree on some counts but I think the Breeders' Cup Marathon is extremely important for American racing especially right now. We need to get a focus back towards more distance and stamina based breeding to help build a stronger breed again. The Turf Sprint is a complete waste when you have the Mile. Also I'm worried that the Juvenile Sprint, while highly entertaining to watch I'm sure, will create more problems with Championship voting and also more problems with the Kentucky Derby graded stakes earnings. A juvenile might win at 6 fulongs and earn $250,000 for the win in the Sprint but that doesn't mean they'll be suited for the 1 1/4 miles in the Derby 6 months later. · 239 days ago ·

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MaryPetrecz · Agreed on limit and changes for the Derby entries. I do think the BC should have all the races including the JS, TS and Marathon. The better races should be bolstered above them, but why not keep all the racing challenges open to the 2nd teer horses? It's still fun to watch. Just elevate the top horses and races as they should be anyway. · 239 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Th · 239 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Sorry, the BC was meant to show off the best this nation had to offer and should be held exclusively for the best. There are undercard races for a reason and if we want like the Marathon and other we should give them the proper undercard status. · 239 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · I agree with you suggestion that the Derby needs to limit the field, 20 horses makes racing luck and post position too important a factor. I didn't like it when the Breeders Cup expanded to two days, for the same reasons you mentioned, diluting the fields, etc. But now I have started to like it, the weekend has become the United States version of Royal Ascot. I would hate to see the Marathon eliminated, we need distance races to reward people who breed for stamina, and I think the Ladies Classic should go back to the American classic distance of 1 1/4 miles. · 237 days ago ·

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cpsoren121 · Right on Laura, seems like racing was most prominent in the 70's and 80's in recent memory. Let's find that magic again!! · 235 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · To much competition for the dollar.As far as horses this has been a great decade for some really good ones but if they keep retiring the best 3yos to stud then they have only themselves to blame. · 235 days ago ·

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Voodoo Prince, First Foal of Champion Ouija Board, Wins First Race

Voodoo Prince, the 3-year-old first son of European and American champion mare Ouija Board, broke his maiden Friday at Haydock Park in the UK. The colt, sired by Kingmambo, is a homebred owned by Lord Derby and trained by Ed Dunlop. Voodoo Prince was making his second career start, after ...Read More

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Ouija Board

Ouija Board's first foal, Voodoo Prince, a son of Kingmambo, won today in a one-mile maiden race at Haydock in his 2nd career start.

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On Zenyatta's Farewell: Remember the Mares

Despite the delays and the freezing weather, Zenyatta garnered a large crowd to say goodbye; it speaks volumes about her appeal to know that people came to stand in the cold and dark – not to see her race, just to see her, briefly – before she goes to the farm to begin her new career. And perh...Read More

Source: superfectablog.com · Posted 429 days ago ·

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The Zipse Awards - The Best of the Decade

The first decade of the 21st century is absolutely sprinting to the finish line. The decade must have set slow fractions, because it is now flying to the wire. This allows me to unveil a very special...Read More

Source: zipseatthetrack.blogspot.com · Posted 799 days ago ·

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Remembering ... Ouija Board

Up until the meteoric rise of this year’s European champion, Sea the Stars, the greatest horse sired by Cape Cross was the globetrotting mare, Ouija Board. She was a true world champion, not concerned...Read More

Source: zipseatthetrack.blogspot.com · Posted 829 days ago ·

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Ouija Board - Pedigree

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