Derby Dozen (video) - March 19, 2012 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

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Cassandra.Says — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:30:12 GMT

Changing leads is part of a horse's natural repertoire. Going around a turn on the wrong lead is like going in a circle to the right while leaning to the left.

Lead changes back and forth from the bends to the straightaways give a slight rest to the leading legs, so the horse is ready to find another gear after the change.

The horse changes leads within hours of birth to maintain balance and ease tiring muscles. Why not in a race?

Probably something is hurting.

My problem with leads is the timing. Most horses seem to change too early, immediately before they reach the final bend, meaning they are off balance hooking into the stretch, which bring thems off the rail and has been the making of Calvin Borel.

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cuban chef de race — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:38:11 GMT

pedigree ann,why you think i call myself cuban chef de race? this is because i am.

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cuban chef de race — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:56:47 GMT

i will be here at the and when the race is over and then i will say i told you no body is perfect but if you did not pay attention to your dreams life is going to be the same for .you need a pedigree adviser ann.

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cuban chef de race — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:36:47 GMT

pedigree ann . i do not like creative cause and i do not like hansen when you did mention the 2d one you was not ready for the derby because i did never mention him as a treat .but if you want to talk with me as a player forget the books.if you are so smart why do not show this family of bloggers more then 2 horses ? creative cause will find his sire is not ready because his dam is not derby bound,but no problem it seems to me that you tend to confuse older horses with 3 year”s old but we need more women in racing and that will be good for the game.

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Pedigree Ann — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:06:45 GMT

Cuban Chef de race:

You don't like Creative Cause's female side but you like Hansen's? Have you researched them? CC is out of a G1 winner by a G1 winner at 10f and sire of a G1 winner at 10f. Hansen is out of a sprint winner by a G2 winning turf miler who sired nothing better than a G2 turf miler before being exiled to Chile. There is no black type in the family until you get back to the fifth dam!

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RiverCitySmitty — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:56:13 GMT

I enjoy your articles very much, but feel a few on your derby dozen will come up on the short end of graded money and won't make the gate. I think 120k got the 20th into the gate last year and this year #20 has 150k with a whole lot of bucks yet to pay out making 200k a good possibility to go to the dance.

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cuban chef de race — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:06:29 GMT

pace make the race.and this is very important factor if you can see distant limitation and class advantage in one particular horse.so pay attention at the competition and try to figure who he is facing lately because it can be a horse that will show more then you think even when his figures do not compare to the favorites but the pace and his breeding can take him to the other level.pace,class and a little breeding can take you to the winner”s circle.

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cuban chef de race — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:02 GMT

secret circle has gone farther then i was expecting but i have no problem with that.and when i did see that he was about to be beaten by a horse that do not know how to change leads then i did confirm my early thinking about him {good but not good to bet} at the derby distance. that is why baffert took him to the BC sprint and not the juvenile.he knows horses more then me and i do understand that.

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Criminal Type — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:41:23 GMT

I don't get all this mess about DeNiro's supposedly racist comments about Michelle Obama. Did the media happen to mention just once while they were turning him into a racist, that Mr DeNiro is married to an African American woman ?

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Uncle Smiley — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:18:12 GMT

JerseyBoy

Thanks for running the numbers. So, in that first cavalry charge, the order expected is Alpha, El Padrino and then I'll Have Another.

Hard to know how that plays out with the other 17 or so contenders who will space them out.

Now I will take a harder look at Alpha. Takes one's mind off of Hansen, though.

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cuban chef de race — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:51:29 GMT

one day my friend haskin got angree with me and he told me hey cuban chef the race put the brakes on yourself and i did say no problem haskin,you know when you like races like the derby as i do and you know the beauty of it that is when my heart emerge and want to talk horses.the derby for me is like going to visit the paradise ,i will tell you soon who has not shot and that is important to win.

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cuban chef de race — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:19:14 GMT

my opinion as a player is very simple.the california horses are good some of them but the santa anita track expressway has not change,so i will be looking for excuses at churchill downs and try to figure he did not like the track,or he did bleed or another animal kingdom is there for me,only god knows what i am thinking about.

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cuban chef de race — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:02:56 GMT

class in the dam do not mean class in the distance.that is a mistake that players tend to confuse with races like the belmont stakes like last year a son of A.P Indy out of eliza by M T livermoore,she had the class but when you see his sire M T livermoore you just can remenber housebuster then let my see what is the best bet for us my brother.

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cuban chef de race — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:38:52 GMT

when you see horses like optimizer,golden ticket,take charge indy etc you think la troienne but you forget that history do not win the derby. what animal kingdom has to do with that?. i hope that this family of bloggers including the great steve haskin help us to see the truth and do not check on the turn.the players who love this race are special to me,i do feel like bobby fisher right now,the talent is in your hart not in the books.

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cuban chef de race — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:42:53 GMT

el padrino has a similar breeding to ice box who did finish 2nd in the derby two year’s ago and feel he is more talented overall and tabasco cat had a more stamina oriented pedigree been out of a mare by sauce boat by key to the mint by graustark by ribot and because giant causeway do not have a good record as a sire in the kentucky derby i feel he is going to be a great broodmare sire when i see maria’s storm by Rahy by blushing groom out of a roberto mare and then i figure pay attention to class.

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cuban chef de race — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:24:21 GMT

My friend Haskin,

THIS YEAR I SEE MENNY MEDIOCRE FAVORITES. UNION RAGS HAS TALENT BUT TOO MANY QUESTIONS TO UNSWER, HANSEN HAS SPEED BUT THESE ARE TEN FURLONGS AT 3 NO AT 2, CREATIVE CAUSE IS GOOD HIS FEMALE LINE IS NOT, DULLAHAN IT’S A HALF BROTHER TO A DERBY WINNER IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. GEMOLOGIST IS BY THE IN REALITY LINE. A SECOND PLACE IN HISTORY, I COULD NOT TRUST SUCH A LONG SHOT, BUT THERE ARE SOME EXCUSES TO STUDY ON THE DERBY TRAIL AND I NEED MORE SPACE TO WRITE.

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Dr Drunkinbum — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:00:01 GMT

JerseyBoy

That's where I read it, on the web.

Chief P

Post number one should be

eliminated for The Derby.

Kevin

It's not just you.

Slew

I like the move to The Bluegrass but not sure about the three weeks. I hope it's long enough.

The Deacon

I Want Revenge's stride is not the same since the injury. He's not the same horse. I'd retire him and send him to stud. He has his 3yo status. He doesn't need anymore. Esky was a monster and Triple Crown material.

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The Deacon — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:41:59 GMT

Hansen to the Blue Grass Stakes now, good news............

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Alex'sBigFan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:07:48 GMT

I thought it odd that Hansen was training at Churchill for the Wood, makes sense now with the change of plans for the Blue Grass instead. Will Dominguez just "push the buttons" and come riding in like the white knight in shining armour on his white steed in May? Who knows, but Calvin was last seen in KY, happily singing, "I'm takin' it to the Street!" Hope Churchill is not stickly come May, imagine Hansen covered in peanut butter?! Just some frivolity to lighten up the day.........

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JerseyBoy — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:56:45 GMT

Whose hoopla?

The Obama reelection committee did not make a hoopla about DiNiro’s joke. Others made a hoopla about the joke that was made in the presence of Michelle Obama. Her press secretary said the joke was inappropriate. The facts are on the web.

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The Deacon — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:54:29 GMT

Pedigree Ann: This is a simple case of the brain and the hands are coordinating their efforts. I knew what I meant to write but obviously my hands had other ideas. You're right His Majesty by Ribot and Flower Bowl. Flower Bowl by Alibhai. Pleasant Colony's dam was Sun Colony, by Sunrise Flight who was by Double Jay and Misty Morn. Misty Morn by Princequillo. This is what I meant to say. Thanks for correcting me, I need all the help I can get.........

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It aint easy being good! — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:39:31 GMT

zarvona if your interested in final times and closing you will find none faster than street life if you are looking for a mid pack closer they are none faster than street life he looks like a bullet coming down the stretch its a thing of beaty. He might not win the wood but believe me he will be right there!

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Bigtex — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:29:57 GMT

Has STREET LIFE changed leads yet???

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Cassandra.Says — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:37:13 GMT

White horses:

For decade after decade no grey had won the Derby. When Native Dancer was beaten by Dark Star, what more proof could you ask for? It was a curse!

Then, after 78 years came Determine. Then his son Decidedly, Winning Colors, Spectacular Bid, Giacomo, Monarchos, Silver Charm.

Past is not prologue.

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Cassandra.Says — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:28:18 GMT

Overlooked datum:

In the Bloodhorse (print) coverage of Hansen's Kentucky Cup victory last fall, Tom LaMarra quotes then rider Victor Lebron as saying "He's a push-button horse. I could put him anywhere if I wanted to. Hopefully, he's my Kentucky Derby (gr. I) horse."

(Don't blame me. I'm sure he didn't say the gr. I part, but it's within the quote marks.)