The Matchmaker Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2011 edition This newsletter represents the opinions of George William Smith #12, 9630 82nd Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6C 1A1 Phone (780) 439-2577 email gwmith3@shaw.ca Web: www.members.shaw.ca/thematchmaker Contains information and opinion you will get nowhere else I Still SUPPORT THE BOYCOTT OF CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BETTING Zenyatta is HOY Fighting Kentucky Dinnies can sometimes lead to success if a lot of outside voices yell loud enough. Make no mistake about it. Blame would have been HOY if the public had not been roused to action through the never-before-seen performances of Zenyatta by spectators. If she had not attracted the media to shine the light on her and other blogs like me to berate other bettors and breeders over her qualifications to be HOY, the Dinnie’s and other vested interests would have stole the award. I do mean stole. I have been on the inside for a long, long time [okay, I’m old] of Kentucky and I know what an inside job is. I’ve seen some very ugly things during that time. And by the way, I am a firm believer in whomever wins the Breeders’ Cup Classic should be HOY regardless of previous race record, but when they stole the award from Zenyatta in 2009 after her Classic win to a horse that did not even start I had to stand up for the little guy. Anybody not a Dinnie is a little guy regardless of how much money they own. It’s class you know and not about money at all. In Australia, trainers will say what they feel and will act on it. In North American, trainers can be intimidated by jockeys fearing retribution if they are not politically correct; ie, complain about a bad ride and get 5 more in return. There are some exception in North America if the trainer has 100+ horses in his care. “A SEETHING Gerald Ryan has labelled Steven Arnold's ride on beaten odds-on favourite Godspeed as disgraceful as the fallout continues from the $1.875 million yearling's second consecutive defeat at Randwick on Saturday.” "It was the worst ride I've seen on a two-year-old since Glen Boss rode Snitzel in the Magic Millions [2005]," Ryan said. "It was disgraceful and he has showed no initiative at all in both races. "I told him [Arnold] not to be afraid to use the stick and wake him up at the half mile but he waited until the 900m before asking for an effort. "The only reason the horse is racing like a miler, as he said, is because he is riding him like one. "I can't believe questions haven't been asked [by stewards]. You have a horse who has gone around $1.60 favourite at both his starts and the jockey has sat cold on him twice and waited until the race was over." Some jockeys just don’t give a dam. 2010 Experimental Handicap for 2yo Colts and 2yo Fillies Below you will find every horse ranked on the 2010 2yo Experimental in two separate lists. You will find the Sire’s and Dam’s contribution to the GSV of each 2yo and the GSV2 score [GSV+UP score]. If the GSV2 score is greater than the GSV score, it means that the dam is better than most dams bred to that sire. If the GSV2 score is higher than the GSV score by 3 or more points I italicized the GSV and GSV2 scores. I also looked at the sires along the tail female line to see if they were solid enough in Classic ability to give hope for an Oak’s or Derby and put them in Bold Type. Please excuse the fact that due to time limitations I kept the experimental list of fillies alphabetically sorted. With the colts I sorted according to their rating, lowest to highest. 2010 Experimental Handicap, 2YO Colts: Top 10 pedigrees in Bold type: Very positive mating for sire [italics] [low to high] Horse Sire Behold De Buy E Dubai Congo Johannesburg Contemplated Bertrando Dual Citizen Proud Citizen I'm Steppin' It Up Congrats Impersonator Tale Of The Cat King Samurai First Samurai Prayer For Relief Jump Start Quality Council Elusive Quality Settle For Medal Medallist Smiles Ahead Burbank Trubs First Samurai Class 2Colt Malhalf Femhalf GSV GSV2 Brd Sire Sire of 2nd Dam Sire of 3rd Dam 100 2M 73.36 58.63 66.00 66.00 Cat Thief Showem Slew Gallant Knave 100 2M 59.85 74.12 66.98 69.77 Boundary Forty Niner Slew O'Gold 100 2M 61.73 60.61 61.17 61.17 Prized Steelinctive Pirate's Bounty 100 2M 65.17 61.99 63.58 63.58 Double Negative What Luck Amber Duke 100 2M 74.98 61.68 68.33 68.15 Thunder Gulch Jeblar Baldski 100 2M 72.55 71.24 71.90 72.80 Roar Damascus Aloha Mood 100 2M 70.79 55.36 63.07 63.07 Devil His Due Slewdledo Northern Jove 100 2M 72.09 49.84 60.97 60.97 Mr. Sparkles Eskimo Akureyri 100 2M 71.97 64.72 68.34 68.34 Cape Town Storm Cat Damascus 100 2M 67.12 69.58 68.35 71.06 Coronado's Quest Valid Appeal Chieftain 100 2M 63.30 45.13 54.21 54.21 Coordinator Collier In Reality 100 2M 70.79 83.85 77.32 82.32 Seeking The Gold Northern Dancer Graustark Unleash The Humor 100 2M 64.13 65.51 64.82 65.18 Sharp Humor Regal Classic Personal Flag Akarad Bail Out The Cat 101 2M 72.55 69.30 70.93 70.89 Tale Of The Cat Meadowlake What Luck Grey Dawn II Indian Winter 101 2M 64.84 78.01 71.42 76.42 Indian Charlie Dixieland Band Private Account Rock Talk Swift Warrior 101 2M 70.79 74.68 72.73 75.34 First Samurai Afleet Lyphard Kennedy Road Brickyard Fast 102 2M 64.13 72.96 68.54 72.63 Sharp Humor Cure The Blues General Assembly Young Generation Conservative Value 102 2M 58.35 62.01 60.18 60.18 Value Plus Forestry Theatrical Mr. Prospector Majestic Knight 102 2M 45.37 70.68 58.02 60.78 Orbit's Scene Majestic Light Damascus Amarullah Mesonic 102 2M 71.04 69.61 70.33 71.29 Sky Mesa Gone West Silver Deputy Lord At War Rough'n Royal 102 2M 68.22 69.86 69.04 71.95 Pomeroy Holy Bull Seattle Slew Prince John The Flying Whizzer 102 2M 64.69 56.30 60.50 60.50 Spanish Steps Forest Wildcat Brown Arc Petronisi Unbridled Sheriff 102 2M 70.46 69.43 69.94 72.02 Posse Unbridled Pioneering Lyphard Andersonstate 103 2M 60.95 75.69 68.32 73.32 Songandaprayer Deputy Minister Slew O'Gold Secretariat Awesome Patriot 103 2M 73.57 65.33 69.45 69.45 Awesome Again Cee's Tizzy Seattle Song Nice Dancer Fort Hughes 103 2M 60.56 62.01 61.29 61.29 Henny Hughes Roar Shy Tom Groovy Machisa 103 2M 67.65 70.91 69.28 70.74 Safado Cat Thief Seattle Slew Mr. Prospector Major Art (GB) 103 2M 60.85 60.61 60.73 61.48 Compton Place Woodman Providential Round Table Monzon 103 2M 72.11 71.30 71.70 72.40 Thunder Gulch Belong To Me Mr. Prospector Rheffic Dreamsrunwild 104 2M 77.01 71.08 74.05 77.77 Offlee Wild Tiznow Miswaki Chief's Crown Mr. Proud Allen 104 2M 50.90 60.94 55.92 55.92 My Boy Adam Roy Full Partner First Landing Too Experience 104 2M 63.55 61.64 62.60 64.06 Drewman Meadowlake Caller I.D. Well Decorated Glint 105 2M 64.13 77.92 71.02 76.02 Sharp Humor Deputy Minister Seattle Slew Gallant Romeo Grant Jack 105 2M 68.15 71.12 69.64 72.61 Harlan's Holiday St. Jovite Lyphard Never Bend Halo's Thunder 105 2M 72.11 60.97 66.54 65.59 Thunder Gulch Saint Ballado Country Pine Solford Powhatan County 105 2M 74.03 65.87 69.95 69.95 Fusaichi Pegasus Stormin Fever Miswaki Francis S. Stormy Rush 105 2M 68.25 73.16 70.70 73.72 Stormy Atlantic Wild Rush Maudlin Silent Screen Surrey Star (IRE) 105 2M 65.51 65.81 65.66 65.66 Dubawi Fantastic Light Last Tycoon Windwurf Sweet Ducky 105 2M 75.78 65.54 70.66 70.66 Pulpit Storm Boot Raise A Cup Sailor Tanzana 105 2M 63.17 56.12 59.64 59.64 Freefourinternet Siphon Miswaki Vaguely Noble Typhoon Slew 105 2M 68.25 61.13 64.69 64.69 Stormy Atlantic Slewpy Summer Time Guy To Market Biondetti 106 2M 70.12 83.48 76.80 81.77 Bernardini Lyphard Delta Judge Olympia Couldabenthewhiskey 106 2M 69.60 60.50 65.05 70.05 Harbor The Gold Horse Chestnut Premiership Explodent Deciphering Dreams 106 2M 72.05 62.00 67.03 67.03 Freud Talkin Man Lord At War Halo Gab Power 106 2M 69.59 57.91 63.75 63.75 Powerscourt Bertrando North Pole River War Industry Leader 106 2M 61.36 77.82 69.59 73.95 Cherokee Run Seeking The Gold Meadowlake What A Pleasure Nacho Saint 106 2M 62.27 71.93 67.10 70.23 Yes It's True Wild Again Temperence Hill Whitesburg Positive Response 106 2M 68.22 61.97 65.10 65.10 Pomeroy Farma Way Deputy Minister Raise A Native Rustler Hustler 106 2M 71.00 70.21 70.60 72.96 Ecton Park Cozzene Danzig Connection Ribot Ten Devils 106 2M 74.36 63.12 68.74 68.74 Rock Hard Ten Diablo Timeless Moment What A Pleasure Decisive Moment 107 2M 69.99 69.04 69.51 72.85 With Distinction Dehere Talc Tell Lou Brissie 107 2M 70.77 65.23 68.00 68.00 Limehouse Forest Wildcat Forty Niner Olden Times R Boy Bill 107 2M 67.07 60.08 63.58 63.58 Peace Rules Montbrook Deputy Minister Royal Saxon Royal Currier 107 2M 68.25 64.88 66.56 66.56 Red Bullet Lite The Fuse Seattle Slew Secretariat Western Mood 107 2M 69.40 65.65 67.52 68.89 West Acre Deputy Minister Benefice Medaille D'Or Aces N Kings 108 2M 60.02 55.71 57.87 57.87 Jet Phone Wayne's Crane Delta Oil List City Cool 108 2M 75.35 63.22 69.28 69.28 City Zip Touch Gold Devil's Bag Nodouble Little Drama 108 2M 62.92 64.33 63.62 64.84 Burning Roma Notebook Hyperborean Accipiter Moment Of Weakness (IRE) 108 2M 56.06 61.41 58.74 58.74 Big Bad Bob Night Shift Bluebird Kris Ocasta 108 2M 61.36 72.37 66.87 68.50 Cherokee Run Pulpit Icecapade Buckaroo Ribo Bobo 108 2M 68.71 61.31 65.01 65.01 Louis Quatorze Private Terms Monetary Gift Full Out Silver Medallion 108 2M 63.32 64.64 63.98 63.98 Badge Of Silver Stalwart Northjet Sailor Chipshot 109 2M 67.07 52.86 59.97 59.97 Peace Rules Appealing Skier Blue Ensign Annihilate 'Em Clubhouse Ride 109 2M 69.24 79.24 74.24 79.24 Candy Ride Seeking The Gold Caerleon Never Bend Air Support 110 2M 78.63 82.00 80.32 85.32 Smart Strike Danzig Damascus Bold Ruler Bandbox 110 2M 75.42 66.51 70.97 71.27 Tapit Grand Slam Deputy Minister Silver Hawk Cozy Kitten 110 2M 68.22 73.33 70.78 73.32 Kitten's Joy Cozzene Theatrical Island Whirl Rough Sailing 110 2M 76.78 70.02 73.40 74.51 Mizzen Mast Woodman The Minstrel The Axe II Tiz Blessed 110 2M 71.16 64.51 67.84 67.84 Tiznow Hennessy Seeking The Gold Posse(1977) Vengeful Wildcat 110 2M 71.39 67.49 69.44 69.44 Vindication Forest Wildcat Key To The Mint Northern Prospect Wine Police 110 2M 71.61 59.31 65.46 65.52 Speightstown War Deputy Cure The Blues General Assembly Clearance Clarence 111 2M 77.23 57.16 67.20 67.20 Cryptoclearance Forest Wildcat Timeless Native Alla Breva Maybesomaybenot 111 2M 68.39 68.63 68.51 71.02 Sunday Break Olympio Full Pocket Key To The Kingdom Sway Away 111 2M 60.16 80.08 70.12 75.12 Afleet Alex Seattle Slew Summer Squall Mr. Prospector Caleb's Posse 112 2M 70.46 54.26 62.36 62.36 Posse Slewacide Phone Trick Dust Commander Mountain Town 112 2M 75.49 67.53 71.51 71.51 Cape Town Mt. Livermore Storm Bird Silent Screen Premier Pegasus 112 2M 74.03 78.25 76.14 80.35 Fusaichi Pegasus Summer Squall The Axe II Ambiorix Rush Now 112 2M 71.16 72.50 71.83 73.68 Tiznow Wild Rush Olympio Dixieland Band Gourmet Dinner 114 2M 65.27 63.52 64.39 64.41 Trippi Pentelicus Who's For Dinner Soy Numero Uno Madman Diaries 114 2M 55.29 56.68 55.99 55.99 Bring The Heat Outflanker Meadowlake Handsome Profit Riveting Reason 114 2M 74.03 72.36 73.19 74.46 Fusaichi Pegasus Known Fact Dynaformer Dr. Fager Astrology 115 2M 80.65 75.27 77.96 78.31 A.P. Indy Quiet American Hold Your Peace Illustrious Mucho Macho Man 115 2M 74.17 43.32 58.75 58.75 Macho Uno Ponche Nonparrell Proudest Roman Willcox Inn 115 2M 68.15 67.84 67.99 69.32 Harlan's Holiday Gone West Diesis Pharly Rogue Romance 116 2M 65.54 69.98 67.76 67.76 Smarty Jones Afleet Manila Francis S. Santiva 116 2M 75.62 66.33 70.98 70.98 Giant's Causeway Smarten Winning Hit Stella Aurata J. B.'s Thunder 119 2M 72.11 65.48 68.79 67.85 Thunder Gulch Unbridled's Song Corridor Key Aloma's Ruler Soldat 119 2M 68.02 67.24 67.63 67.82 War Front Coronado's Quest Apalachee Marshua's Dancer J P's Gusto 120 2M 64.80 45.00 54.90 54.90 Successful Appeal Caller I.D. Encino Hard Work Jaycito 120 2M 74.23 51.24 62.73 62.73 Victory Gallop Ascot Knight Lydian Right Combination Kantharos 120 2M 68.45 70.75 69.60 71.48 Lion Heart Southern Halo Conquistador Cielo Codex Comma To The Top 121 2M 59.35 52.57 55.96 55.96 Bwana Charlie Stormy Atlantic Big Pistol Tanthem Pluck 121 2M 68.45 57.83 63.14 63.14 More Than Ready Fort Wood Bush Telegraph Regent Street Boys At Tosconova Officer To Honor And Serve Bernardini Uncle Mo Indian Charlie 122 2M 57.54 68.97 63.26 64.91 Coronado's Quest Valid Appeal Cox's Ridge 123 2M 70.12 78.69 74.41 78.00 Deputy Minister Miswaki Nijinsky II 128 2M 64.84 73.60 69.22 72.90 Arch Dixieland Band Cyane Not Ranked but Sharp 3yo Debut and a Matchmaker Special Based on 6 1/2 furlong race Debut at Churchill Downs on November 12, 2010 Dialed In Mineshaft Storm Cat 76.83 69.59 Mt. Livermore 73.21 73.21 Bold Bidder Dialed In really flew under the radar for he was not included in the 99 colts rated above. Having a top pedigree and winning your first start with an outstanding pedigree at a top track like Churchill Downs at MSW level is usually good enough to get a horse some kind of rating. I loved his race November 12, 2010, but noted in my GSV race cards that he was very green in the wind and was a lot more impressive than it looked. Until I found my notes I thought someone else had seen his race and reminded me, but my memory is a sieve unless I have invested in a horse. The Holy Bull win was much like the first race except that I really didn’t see the Holy Bull race, except through replay. In his first start he broke awkward to me, then seemed completely lost as what to do, From the replay of the Holy Bull he still tried to lug in coming down the stretch. For the Derby he is a worry because his first start was pretty slow at 1:17ish at Churchill where he will have to race in the Derby. From his action he may have been able to run much faster if he knew what he was doing. At Gulfstream he flew home [while lugging in] and covered the mile in the low 1:35’s, which is excellent! The connections of Uncle Mo are going Oh, Oh. 2010 Experimental Handicap, 2YO Fillies: Top 10 pedigrees in Bold type: Very positive mating for sire [italics], Alphabetical Horse Sire A Brilliant Idea Afleet Alex A Z Warrior Bernardini Accept Good Reward Class 2Colt Malhalf Femhalf GSV GSV2 Brd Sire Sire of 2nd Dam Sire of 3rd Dam 105 2F 60.16 61.24 60.70 60.70 Saint Ballado West By West Palace Music 119 2F 70.12 77.04 73.58 76.34 Carson City Deputy Minister Roberto 103 2F 71.37 65.96 68.67 68.48 Point Given Chief's Crown Vaguely Noble Aide 100 2F 79.31 80.64 79.97 84.97 Arch Seeking The Gold Private Account Hoist The Flag Alienation 105 2F 74.36 70.20 72.28 73.26 Rock Hard Ten Gone West Storm Bird Victoria Park Arch Support 103 2F 79.31 66.62 72.96 72.96 Arch Sir Harry Lewis Caro Never Bend Awesome Feather 123 2F 73.88 73.86 73.87 78.87 Awesome Of Course Gone West Vaguely Noble Princequillo Ayoumilove 103 2F 52.59 63.81 58.20 59.62 Gibson County Salt Lake Cure The Blues Vaguely Noble Because I Like It 103 2F 68.45 63.96 66.21 66.21 Lion Heart Lost Code Dr. Blum Good Counsel Believe In A. P. 112 2F 80.65 73.96 77.31 77.31 A.P. Indy Pleasant Tap Copelan What A Pleasure Belleofthebridle 104 2F 62.27 76.10 69.19 74.19 Yes It's True Unbridled Valid Appeal Chieftain Beso Grande 104 2F 62.40 55.92 59.16 59.16 Mass Media Kissin Kris Well Decorated Princely Native Big Sweets 102 2F 57.77 62.14 59.96 61.73 American Champ Atticus Risen Star Czaravich Big Tiz 116 2F 71.16 76.58 73.87 77.76 Tiznow Carson City Storm Bird Best Turn Blue Eyed Sweetie 109 2F 69.40 52.09 60.74 60.74 West Acre De Niro Shananie Darby Creek Road Bouquet Booth 111 2F 65.08 64.80 64.94 64.94 Flower Alley Loup Sauvage Topsider Buckpasser California Nectar 106 2F 68.25 77.45 72.85 77.85 Stormy Atlantic Carson City Dixieland Band Gregorian Cathy's Crunches 107 2F 69.40 67.22 68.31 70.33 West Acre Atticus Fappiano Dr. Fager Cloneylass (IRE) 107 2F 65.32 66.11 65.71 67.60 Verglas Common Grounds Lahib Hatim Dancinginherdreams 118 2F 75.42 65.89 70.66 70.66 Tapit Menifee Icecapade Buckaroo Darling Ciana 101 2F 68.45 62.49 65.47 65.47 Lion Heart Afternoon Deelites Waquoit Graustark Dawnie Macho 108 2F 74.17 56.59 65.38 65.38 Macho Uno Montbrook Mt. Livermore Mamaison Days Like This 107 2F 74.98 56.22 65.60 65.60 Congrats Personal Hope Dayjur Habitat Delightful Mary 114 2F 70.77 65.34 68.05 68.05 Limehouse French Deputy Sawbones Dr. Fager Dixie City 114 2F 68.36 77.05 72.71 76.32 Dixie Union Carson City Storm Bird Secretariat Dos Lunas 102 2F 64.97 70.12 67.54 67.77 Hennessy El Prado Great Above Cool Moon Eden Star 105 2F 68.75 60.05 64.40 64.40 Eddington Exploit Deputy Minister Silent Screen Excited 105 2F 75.62 66.92 71.27 71.27 Giant's Causeway Thunder Gulch Regal And Royal Private Account Fancy Point 106 2F 67.46 78.23 72.85 77.85 Point Given Rahy Le Fabuleux Raise A Native Fastation 105 2F 59.60 55.38 57.49 57.49 Valid Expectations Nepal Fichte Tom Fool Forest Legend 111 2F 66.12 68.15 67.14 68.21 Forest Camp Silver Hawk Saratoga Six Creme Dela Creme Full Moon Blues 113 2F 68.26 54.60 61.43 61.43 Petionville Hesabull Eastern Echo Medieval Man Game To Run 104 2F 71.13 37.69 54.41 54.41 Game Plan Rio's Lark Trooper Seven Nantequos Gran Lioness 100 2F 68.45 77.12 72.79 77.79 Lion Heart Rahy Green Desert Alleged Grandacious 110 2F 75.57 66.95 71.26 71.26 Grand Slam Capote Fappiano Fleet Nasrullah Harlan's Ruby 112 2F 68.15 64.05 66.10 66.10 Harlan's Holiday Saint Ballado Gone West The Minstrel Holiday For Kitten 110 2F 68.22 75.14 71.68 75.13 Kitten's Joy Cure The Blues Lear Fan Damascus Indian Gracey 115 2F 64.01 57.02 60.51 60.51 Indian Ocean Matty G Raise A Man Victoria Park It's Me Mom 108 2F 60.26 55.88 58.07 58.07 Put It Back Stormy Atlantic Two Punch Fabulous Bid Izshelegal 105 2F 70.91 80.86 75.88 80.88 Maria's Mon A.P. Indy Storm Cat Mr. Prospector Jazzy Jessy 104 2F 68.25 57.98 63.11 63.11 Stormy Atlantic Thunder Gulch Lucky Mike The Pie King Jordy Y 113 2F 74.98 54.00 64.49 64.49 Congrats Fly So Free Crow Hasty Road Joyful Victory 108 2F 75.42 77.38 76.40 81.40 Tapit Wild Again Alydar Prince Royal Just Louise 110 2F 64.55 67.07 65.81 66.26 Five Star Day Mt. Livermore Whitesburg Jaipur Kathmanblu 118 2F 70.15 62.29 66.22 66.22 Bluegrass Cat Devil's Bag Buckley Boy Full Out Lauren Byrd 104 2F 79.31 78.19 78.75 83.14 Arch Smart Strike Storm Bird Forli Le Mi Geaux 111 2F 70.79 60.45 65.62 65.62 First Samurai Cryptoclearance Instrument Landing Giacometti Lilacs And Lace 101 2F 65.08 81.59 73.33 78.33 Flower Alley Seattle Slew Alydar Gallant Romeo Maple Forest 104 2F 72.98 71.67 72.33 73.10 Forestry American Chance Stalwart King Pellinore May Day Rose 113 2F 62.28 69.82 66.05 68.36 Rockport Harbor Pine Bluff Alydar Hoist The Flag Media Bias 100 2F 75.83 41.90 58.87 58.87 Pleasant Tap Pass The Line New Prospect Chieftain Mimi's Missy 103 2F 65.27 69.75 67.51 67.65 Forest Wildcat Devil's Bag Forty Niner Majestic Light Miss Kinderhook 104 2F 73.18 69.54 71.36 71.86 Pleasantly Perfect Belong To Me Conquistador Cielo Hawaii Missyoulikecrazy 105 2F 68.45 75.56 72.01 76.29 Lion Heart Seattle Slew Faraway Son Blue Prince More Than Real 120 2F 68.45 72.36 70.40 72.76 More Than Ready Dehere Bold Ruckus High Tribute Niji's Grand Girl 111 2F 69.24 81.62 75.43 80.43 Candy Ride Nijinsky II Sir Ivor Round Table Patty's Pride 103 2F 69.48 58.95 64.21 64.21 Special Rate Air Forbes Won Solo Landing Loujac Pinch Pie Victory Gallop Position Limit Bellamy Road Promise Me A Cat D'Wildcat R Heat Lightning Trippi Recipient Point Given Rigoletta Concerto Ruthenia Pulpit Salty Strike Smart Strike She'll Heir Wildcat Heir Show Me The Bling Too Much Bling Sleepless Dixie Dixie Union Speedy's Gal Yes It's True Stopspendingmaria Montbrook Suave Voir Faire Suave Subpoena Afleet Alex Summer Laugh Distorted Humor Surmount Speightstown Tales In Excess Tale Of The Cat Tap For Luck Tapit Tell A Kelly Tapit Third Chance Kafwain Tiger Girl Hold That Tiger Tristanme Bwana Charlie True Way Of Grace Yes It's True Turbulent Descent Congrats Twelve Pack Shelly Deputy Storm Unbridled Praise Songandaprayer 100 2F 74.23 66.03 70.13 70.35 Olympio Sir Harry Lewis Danzig 116 2F 64.51 57.59 61.05 61.05 Out Of Place Procida Groton 100 2F 62.21 68.36 65.29 68.77 Pentelicus Halo Quid Pro Quo 119 2F 65.27 58.00 61.64 61.64 Gold Fever Capote Cure The Blues 103 2F 67.46 80.47 73.97 78.97 Sadler's Wells Nodouble Northern Dancer 118 2F 71.11 56.51 63.81 63.81 Montbrook Who's For Dinner Soy Numero Uno 108 2F 75.78 81.99 78.88 83.88 Rahy Lyphard Riverman 109 2F 78.63 68.31 73.47 73.47 Salt Lake Lyphard Nashua 108 2F 62.32 58.40 60.36 60.36 Favorite Trick Hold Your Peace Raja Baba 101 2F 62.41 61.34 61.87 61.87 Hennessy Wild Again Hard Work 100 2F 68.36 67.38 67.87 67.87 Cherokee Run Deputy Minister Pleasant Colony 103 2F 62.27 75.66 68.97 73.97 Miswaki Wolf Power Val De L'Orne 107 2F 61.73 65.71 63.72 63.72 Notebook World Appeal Gold Meridian 100 2F 68.37 71.05 69.71 73.03 Lord Avie Fappiano Sir Ivor 100 2F 60.16 46.85 53.51 53.51 Blush Rambler Critique Executioner 106 2F 76.87 80.12 78.50 83.50 Summer Squall Pleasant Colony Mr. Prospector 100 2F 71.61 52.90 62.25 62.25 Siphon Accipiter Nearctic 108 2F 72.55 66.02 69.28 69.28 In Excess Vigors Irish Ruler 108 2F 75.42 55.47 65.45 65.45 Crafty Friend Top Command Eddie Schmidt 118 2F 75.42 72.65 74.04 77.42 Tabasco Cat Alydar Fortino 101 2F 49.65 69.50 59.58 61.22 Summer Squall Lemhi Gold Giboulee 109 2F 64.04 61.79 62.92 62.92 Diablo Hagley Carlemont 106 2F 59.35 70.26 64.81 69.00 Full Out Raise A Cup On-And-On 104 2F 62.27 63.06 62.67 62.67 Giant's Causeway Piccolino Medieval Man 120 2F 74.98 64.65 69.81 71.12 Forestry Seeking The Gold Slew O'Gold 105 2F 62.94 68.01 65.48 67.17 Two Punch Hero's Honor Bravest Roman 105 2F 60.95 78.29 69.62 74.62 Topsider Cox's Ridge Damascus Valiant Passion 100 2F 68.45 75.44 71.95 76.17 Lion Heart Quiet American Known Fact Boldnesian Warren's Flyer 100 2F 60.37 50.99 55.68 55.68 Doc Gus French Sassafras Torsion First Landing Wave Of Applause (GB) 108 2F 60.07 81.44 70.75 75.75 Royal Applause Danehill Kris Assert Wickedly Perfect 118 2F 74.98 52.69 63.83 63.83 Congrats Tactical Cat Cold Reception Olympia Winter Memories 116 2F 75.86 69.71 72.79 72.79 El Prado Silver Hawk Little Current Graustark Wonderlandbynight 112 2F 71.04 68.32 69.68 69.99 Sky Mesa Gulch Manila Francis S. Zazu 106 2F 75.42 68.33 71.88 73.10 Tapit Mr. Greeley Pleasant Colony Nijinsky II Interesting, of the 99 colts ranked on the Experimental, there are 18 colts with an UP score greater than 3.00. Of the 92 fillies ranked on the experimental, there are 23 fillies with an Up score greater than 3.00. Since the Up score is triggered by the female half of the pedigree, it seems that having a top female half of the pedigree is important in being ranked at two on the Experimental Handicap [7 less ranked fillies but 5 more Up score qualifiers]. Australia After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago. Not to be outdone by the Brits, in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story published in the New York Times: “American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the British”. One week later, the state’s Dept of Minerals and Energy in Western Australia , reported the following: “After digging as deep as 30 feet in Western Australia ’s Pilbara region, Jack Lucknow, a selftaught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nix. Jack has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already gone wireless.” I Want Revenge Old story, but somehow the New York Times was able to get a copy of the veterinary bill for this fantastic equine specimen during last April, the month before his unfortunate scratch the morning of the Kentucky Derby, here is a portion: [author unknown, so maybe the info might be iffy] The colt was x-rayed 04/10/09 and remained in training for the KY Derby. Colt underwent ultrasound on 04/14/09 and remained in training for the Derby. Colt had tendon sheath injected 04/15/09. Colt had both front fetlock joints injected with HA on 04/29/09. During the previous month the colt also received: 60 cc DMSO IV jug, IV baytril X 6, IV liquamycin X 4, IM adequan X 2, gastroguard paste ($280 worth), panacure powerpack, naquasone paste, injected “enzymes” and “vitamins” X 5, lasix X 3, dormosedan X 2, IV bute X 5, IM banamine, L-arginine (animo acid), robinul (decreases stomach acid), and anedotal evidence suggests more was involved but left off the invoice in question. Noted vet Dr. Larry Bramlage was quoted as saying this was a typical prescription for all Derby horses. [Author unkown but should be credited] I include this info because I have many foreign readers who perhaps don't allow medications in the countries in which they race. Also, because when we discuss conditioning practices in terms of how far, how fast, and how frequently horses are exercised - we need to realize that there are many factors of which we have zero knowledge about. My critics will state: "So what, he was scratched - the vets did their job." But he wasn't scratched until the morning of the Derby when he was unable to jog sound - even though he threw a bullet 4F work just 3 days earlier - a work he could have never attempted without multiple injections. We are all lucky he wasn't allowed to run 10F on Saturday. How can you bet off of info from Ragozin and DRF when neither of them will give you the vet bills on the horse you back with your money? We spend all of this time and effort handicapping and arguing about surfaces when performances often result from good or bad drug practices. But, we breed the equine Michael Jordans and Marion Jones(track) a million times (80 years X 12,000 times a year) conservatively, and we still cannot run Classic races any faster than we did in 1930. What is wrong with this picture? How about we stop the drug use, employ old time training regimens with speedwork twice a week starting at age 2, and use 21st century technology such as interval training, massage, chiropractic, hyperbaric chambers, etc. on horses BEFORE they go lame, in an effort to product the next Secretariat? © The Matchmaker, All Rights Reserved, George William Smith, February 1, 2011