Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

re: Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

Chris — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:34:12 GMT

Was out at Keeneland today for a what I had hoped for a great day of racing. Keeneland has decided not to let the long tradition of the breeders inspecting the horses in the paddock..... in the paddock. Great job Keeneland lets piss off the breeders. Hell we are used to being abused. Cant wait to go back and fight the crowds and watch over the fence. NOT......... Racing just doesnt get it. Thinking of opening a bar on an island somewhere far away from a race horse!!!!!!

re: Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

Tim Thompson — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:34:38 GMT

Steve taught me the training game. Love Ya steve...Tim Thompson

re: Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

Alex'sBigFan — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:01:39 GMT

Deirdre, thanks for the nice article on the background and owners of Soldat. They are my fellow New Jerseyans. I saw the class and professionalism in Soldat early on. He seems to have the maturation and knows how to get a race won. I believe, from my own investigative readings, that Scott Clarke, the owner's son, named Soldat. And yes, Soldat does mean "soldier" in the French language. A classy name for a classy colt, kudos to Scott for the name. Also Mr. Shahanian must be a great Armenian guy with a great eye for picking horseflesh! Kudos to him as well.

They sound like a great group of people and I wish them luck with Soldat. I am torn between Soldat and Uncle Mo for the Derby. Go Armenians! Go New Jerseyans and New Yorkers! Go Soldat and Mo! Way to go Deirdre!

re: Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

El Kabong — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:59:54 GMT

Great Article. Love this kind of coverage on Derby horses. Soldat does run smart and very athletic. It's great to hear things about his demeanor you would never get a chance to hear otherwise. Thanks for sharing this.

PomDeTerre,

Cheap shot bud and you missed the point, but I will spell it out for you.

1st. When in any business, you have to take risks and you have to rely on and trust the expertise of your partners, sometimes to the extent of doubling your planned investment. That's a lot of trust. But, Steve knows what he is doing and the Florida Derby is going to make him look very smart for keeping his elbows and his eye for talent sharp.

2nd It points out that Steve wasn't the only one who saw the talent in this colt very early. I can't wait for Sunday. Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD on SOLDAT!

re: Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

Vipin sumdaran.......kmp racing... — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:31:45 GMT

He is our boy soldiiii.....goodluck my boy...

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Rachel — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:09:17 GMT

Always fun to see what motivates someone to go after a certain horse, especially because we can't be there at the auctions...thanks for the story!

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annie — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:24:47 GMT

Nice story.

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Zen4Zen — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:24:43 GMT

This is a really interesting story (thanks, Steve!) about what led to this very smart purchase.

re: Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

PomDeTerre — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:09:47 GMT

While Soldat is in my top 4 Deby choices, and I am thoroughly impressed with him, I fail to understand the point of this article. Money Talks? Is that news?

re: Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

Bill — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:24:07 GMT

Heart scans are mostly used to disqualify a purchase meant for classic distances: too small a left ventricle, too low of a cardiac output, and not much stamina - so goes the theory.

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macawwoman — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:45:21 GMT

Some people might argue with this, but I don't consider a heart scan due diligence although a number of people use the technology in evaluating a yearling.

re: Sold on Soldat: How a Triple Crown Candidate Came to Be Bought

steve from st louis — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:34:45 GMT

Deidre, is a heart scan part of the basic due dilligence or over and beyond what a normal vetting would include? I wish them luck with their colt.