Renaming Vallenzeri: What Would You Do?

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LS — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:13:13 GMT

Why not the obvious:

Greedy Michael

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katethegreat — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:15:36 GMT

secondtimesthecharm

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lengua92 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:08:21 GMT

1. Aerostar

2. Feel Good

3. Son Of Freedom

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MeAgain — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:15:07 GMT

Like his name as is - didn't think, once named, Thoroughbreds could have a name change.

That said...how about INDY500, INDY RACEWAY, RACECAR, IndGame - please leave his name as is. 'Nuf said.

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MC — Mon, 11 May 2009 05:21:08 GMT

I think KALEEMZERI would be a very good name. Whether I paid two million or two thousand for a colt, I'd like him to carry my name rather than his former owner's.

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sandy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:59:46 GMT

names, ZerisRevenge,AzeriSlew,AzeriSurprise,AzeriSecret,ZanettaZeri,ZeriZafire,AzeriSpririt,SagebrushZERI, KemenaZeri= meaning Strong

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CRob87 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:19:55 GMT

How 'bout....

"Greed Kills".

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WOLVERINE — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:51:42 GMT

I'M A BIG FAN OF BOB BAFFERT AND I KNOW HE IS GOING TO HAVE A KENTUCKY DERBY WITH THIS HORSE.

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Aluminaut — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:15:21 GMT

1. A.P.Freely

2. Tom N Zeri

3. BushBammaZeri

4. IndymacaBaffert

5. My401Kazeri

6. Riskadeficit

7. Bob N Allen

8. Formerlygreen

9. Yummy Dream

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train r — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:20:36 GMT

luv pick six's names. how bout

Paulsons Poor Plan

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NY-Horsefan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:13:04 GMT

Monkeyzeri. (as Green Monkey cost 16 Million).

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SCOTCHIRISHPOL — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:27 GMT

IT WOULD BE BAD LUCK TO CHANGE HIS NAME. HE ALREADY HAS A CLASS ACT NAME. NOW IF HE'D HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NAME LIKE CUP O' JOE AS WAS ONE COLT WITH GREAT LINES I'D SAY RISK THE NAME CHANGE.

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susan eckard — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:24:43 GMT

I think his name should stay Vallenzeri. It has a lot of meaning in a short name.

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Ida Lee — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:23:49 GMT

He's a beautiful horse with a beautiful name which does not need changing. I think we can have a little fun with horse names without being disrespectful to the horse which is what I care about. So, I would call him (if he didn't already have a name) SoyMasGuapoQueTu. Translation: I'm better looking than you.

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woody — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:22:43 GMT

Sounds like this horse is

"Indyscribapaul".

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wowhorse — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:49:37 GMT

There are countless pitiful race horse names out there. Why change a good one? Vallenzeri is an actual NAME, not a phrase or an exclamation, or something offensive. And he's already become famous, so let him keep his name. It seems egotistical to change a GOOD name.

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The Phantom — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:11:16 GMT

He'll end up in Dubai and we won't get to see him run so who cares what name he has, he's not going to be stateside.

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bobbyhoofs — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:41:31 GMT

AP Discount

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Julie L. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:15:23 GMT

I like his name but if they do change it how about In the Hunt. Play on daddy's and broodmare daddy's names.

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Janesville Liz — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:48:11 GMT

Leave the name as is. It is a classy name, paying tribute to both his dam and Allen Paulson. I believe a good horse should have a good name. I always felt sorry for The Green Monkey, being cursed with that dreadful name, even if it a golf course in Lord knows where.

Just because Baffert and the new owner have egos and want to put their own stamp on this nice colt. His name reflects his heritage--it is registered and should be respected.

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dave — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:45:11 GMT

Vallenzeri's a great name. I hope they don't change it. One of the few horses I can recall being successful after a name change was London Company back in the 1970s. He originally had a rather dumb name (anyone recall it?), and since he was a son of Tom Rolfe the new owners re-named him London Company. He did quite well on the grass in Florida.

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ID — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:13:10 GMT

DON'T CHANGE THE NAME!!

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flounder — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:35:59 GMT

How about "Whogivesarats*ss"

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da3hoss — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:27:35 GMT

I think Vallenzeri is a great name..a tribute to Allen P and his great dam, both earned that tribute.

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Coldfacts — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:46:53 GMT

I would have much proffered if your blog was about whether this colt was worth $1.9M base on existing historic data. He was produced from two former Horse Of Year under the policy of breeding the best to the best. Now this policy has been at best a miserable failure. None of the million dollar earners that have been bred to A.P. Indy have produced an outstanding horse. In addition to this, only one son of Mr. Prospector has sire a broodmare that has produced the winner of a Triple Crown race i.e., Carson City dam sire of Barbaro. No broodmare that has earned $1M have ever produced an exceptional horse much less the winner of a Triple Crown race. These high profile broodmares are always bred to Storm Cat or A.P. Indy strictly for commercial appeal and not because is a properly researched match. I have done some research and cannot find a champion that was produced from two HOY. The 2006, 2007 & 2008 HOY i.e., Invasor & Curlin were produced from unraced mares. My research uncovered an offspring produced from the mating of two Triple Crown Winners i.e., Secretariat and Chris Evert. The resulting horse was Six Crown dam of Multiple GI winners Chief's Crown and Classic Crown. Her race and earnings record is as follows (15 Starts: 5 - 3 - 5, $136,274)

Guys the prospect of Vallenzeri being a champion is as remote as Dunkirk winning the 2009 Kentucky Derby. They are both products of high profile matings. I would not spend that kind of money of this horse. In fact, I would look at him in the sales ring.