2011 Eddie Read (G1)

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Date/Track:
7/23/2011, Del Mar
Post Time:
5:43 PM PT
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Turf)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
1:46.99

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Eddie Read (G1)...

Who should be Champion Turf Male?Read More
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  • footlick · Mary Z.- I'm not sure he likes soft turf, which might be why they really haven't run him outside of Cal much. If the turf was to his liking, I certainly think he could have taken the Sword Dancer. The fact that he won the Pacific Classic, though has opened up even more options for him in California, so they may opt for a turf and synthetic year. · 145 days ago ·
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  • LAZMANNICK · I wouldn’t hold a dismal finish in the Charlestown race against any horse. The track is essentially a bull ring, much like Fairplex, with very sharp turns. The track was also sloppy and sealed. It’s easy to see that he didn’t like that race based on how dismal he ran and yet he bounced back and won his next five in a row. As for the Kilroe Mile, Acclamation isn’t a miler and is zero for two in that particular race. He’s a true router who likes to set a controlled pace and when he can do this is very tough to beat. In fact the only way to beat him in a route when they are planning on taking him to the front is to challenge right from the beginning. · 145 days ago ·
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After Breeders' Cup chaos, maybe it is Acclamation who could be the big winner...Read More
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  • CraigBradshaw · caleb's posse won't even get hoy consideration. · 201 days ago ·
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  • timgsmith10 · I think Calebs Posse deserves 3 year old and some consideration for H.O.Y.. · 200 days ago ·
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Sure Acclamation could have easily won the Sunset Handicap (Grade III) on closing day at Hollywood Park coming off wins...Read More
Acclamation, a distance-loving California-bred son of Unusual Heat, took command in the opening strides and never was seriously threatened in scoring a wire-to-wire victory in the 38th running of the Grade I Eddie Read.Read More
Acclamation and Caracortado carry great front speed. They hold on... in what you'd call a sprint. Plus, I never like to play favorites in anything. So looking at the competition, I think the two will burst out of the gate together and tire each other at the quarter pole. Then I think Jeranimo and Smart Bid will make their move from behind (watch their previous stuff at around this distance). Logically, looking hard at his lineage Smart Bid has strong lines of Bold Ruler, Nasrullah, and Princequilla blood in him. No wonder he comes outta the clouds. Jeranimo's got the Northern Dancer thing going on, also with old Nasrullah blood. Though I guess it all depends on the pace - I still stand on my decision that Acclamation and Caracortado will go fast and tire here. Bet the closers here. Also, Celtic Princess looks great for show.
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  • mrsreed · Make that, one day and 26 minutes. I have no idea who posted this as running on the 23rd at 5:30 :s · 310 days ago ·
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  • mrsreed · The date - scratch that - sorry, am a New Yorker. And @winwinwin, guess we were both wrong. But hey - a close second by Jeranimo :D and Smart Bid not far behind him. · 310 days ago ·
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Saturday’s Pick 6 from Del Mar features a carryover of more than $104,000 and includes two stakes races. First up is a wide open renewal of the Osunitas (5th race) and graded dropper Turning Top is a logical threat. Caracortado will be finishing and Acclamation might be fading in the Eddie Read (8th...Read More
H. Graham Motion, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, will be at Del Mar on Saturday to saddle Smart Bid in the Grade I Eddie Read Stakes. Smart Bid, a 5-year-old son of Smart Strike, arrived Wednesday night from the Midwest with a groom and assistant trainer in attendance and has been ...Read More
A year ago trainer Jim Cassidy swept Del Mar’s opening-weekend stakes, taking the Eddie Read with The Usual Q.T. on Saturday and the San Clemente on Sunday with Evening Jewel. This year it’s the same stakes, same days of the week, same trainer with horses to saddle in them. Same hopes but, realistic...Read More
For the human connections of Acclamation, the choice was between last Sunday’s Grade III, $100,000 Sunset Handicap on closing day of the Hollywood Park meeting, or  Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Eddie Read Handicap on the opening weekend at Del Mar. The decision: scratch from the Sunset and gear...Read More
  • TerryDickens · acclamation has been working strong,and has the stamina to take this week field · 312 days ago ·
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  • mrsreed · @terrydickens, Acclamation's family were speedballs. The only stamina he could possibly come up with in this field (I deduce) is from his great-great grandparents. · 312 days ago ·
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The first head-to-head bet in Del Mar history, a newly-installed regular Saturday feature-race offering during the meeting, is Acclamation vs. Caracortado in the Eddie Read. “It’s pretty cool to be a part of the first one,” said Mike Machowsky, trainer of Caracortado. “I’ll be interested to see what...Read More
Trainer A.C. Avila is no stranger to the idea of racing females against males. “In South America, it’s a normal thing, like in Europe,” he said Thursday morning while overseeing workouts on the Del Mar main track. Avila, a 58-year-old native of Porto Alegre, Brazil, will go beyond normal by U.S. sta...Read More

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