La Ville Rouge Video; Nicanor Entered

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Vevita1 — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:09:37 GMT

Nonsense: You're in the wrong blog! Go to Curlin's and stay out of Barbaro's!!Why are you posting in Barbaro's brother's blog? This new baby looks exactly like Barbaro and will be the next Triple Crown Winner!!

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BigMommaLovesHorses — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:53:12 GMT

Concerned Fan, don't worry... I saw something flapping too but I watched the replay a few times as I taped it on HRTV. I made the comment that she used no whip as I thought it was amazing he ran so good with no pressure put on him with a whip. I was in shock she didn't have to use it and he just ran like he was out for a fun run. He was amazing!!!!

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Concerned Fan — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:38:27 GMT

I'm wrong about the whip, sorry.. there is something flipping up on the left side as he nears the finish, Rosie looks back and then there is something that flaps on the left side, it is either the reins or she is showing him the whip, I can't tell. But she never whips him, that I can see. I feel kind of dumb to have said it.

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horsefan4ever — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:35:43 GMT

what a beatiful, big baby boy.

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Concerned Fan — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:52:12 GMT

Big Momma, she whipped him a couple or 3 times, I think just to keep him focused. He looked great out there! Very professional. Looks like he loves the grass! :)

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BigMommaLovesHorses — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:15:01 GMT

I watched Nicanor run on TV and I swear, not once did I see a whip used unless I missed it and as he won by more than 15 lengths I know his big brother Barbaro was watching over him and nickering "good job little brother".

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Ragsy — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:27:16 GMT

Stardust: Thank you in re: my dog, he has been quite a winner in the circle but this has ended everything. So many hours of training,events and blessings with him now this.....

Nicanor the great!!! what a victory for his owners and trainers, they must be overwhelmed with his sucess today.......proud am I for them!!!!!!I knew he would do it just should have bet more money...........Nic was so cool with his race today, way to go sweety.....

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Lou in TX — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:01:22 GMT

We are all soo proud of Nicanor. He truly is a special horse, just like his big brother. He may not fill his shoes but he'll come close enough for me. I think he was whispering in his ear today, "Fly like the wind". Congratulations to MM, the Jackson's and all the prople who work with this special horse. Rosie, you're the best for keeping and guiding our special horse to the finish line safely. God Bless You All. You all deserve the best.

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The Phantom — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:58:00 GMT

What a gift this race was,a lock like you see once in a lifetime.Nicanor has made my prediction come true and a ton of dough feels so good.

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Dona — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:11:59 GMT

Thanks Amanda for setting In Reality straight on the facts. It needed to be said.

Just wanted to let everyone know Rosie N. rode a winner for Mr Matz yesterday, so let's hope all goes well for our boy. Good racing luck Nicanor!

For some of you that claim one horse is greater than another, may I suggest The Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th century by the staff of the bloodhorse publications. You may not agree on their placings but you can get a great education on the Greatest of all time runners and maybe a little more incite into why most of the horses today don't belong in the same catagory. Curlin was a very good horse but he accomplishments pale in comparison to those listed like Kelso, Citation, Native Dancer, John Henry or Native Diver. Look at Miesque, she's rated #82 and a repeat winner of the Breeders Cup. She won in Europe and she beat the best colts in a mile here. Her second Breeders Cup win was on a rain-soaked turf at Churchill Downs. She was truly great.

As far as Pharlap, he lost the Melbourne Cup carring 150 lbs, giving the winner a 50lb advantage. That's a reason not to run your best, not because you don't like polytrack. He won that race the year before, carrying 138 lbs over the two-mile course. They said he was something out of "the equine world". We now know he was poisoned deliberately, due to the amount of arsenic in his system. Too much to have been accidential. 19-1-1 out of 21 races for the age of three alone, that's better than a lifetime achievement for most horses. n'est-es pas?

In case we forget, Barbaro was unbeaten. He won on the turf, dirt and in the mud, that's what was so devastatingly unfair when we lost him. He never got the chance to show just how great he might have been. Losing a horse like Barbaro is beyond the grieving for a magnificent animal, it's the loss of what might have been that cheats everyone, even the history annals for future generations of racing fans. Charles Hatton wrote in the Daily Racing Form on the death of Native Dancer, some have said that "for the great, death dies".

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KMustang — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:46:38 GMT

HE DID IT! He's a maiden NO LONGER! One-forty-six and one, by at least TEN lengths! There was everything to like about that race--he was in command from the start and he took Rosie N. for a real nice ride. I think Nic is in his element on the grass, although I still think he'd do fine on dirt. But one thing we all know now--he's got it figured out! Barbaro probably reared for joy! I haven't yelled that loud since the '07 Belmont! Wish I could have been there to see this in person. Way to go Nicanor--and many, many more!

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Karen in Texas — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:41:27 GMT

Just watched Nicanor's race! He looked like Barbaro in his early starts! Didn't wait to hear the official margin of victory, but it was at least ten lengths. He looked like "a race horse"!

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Windy City — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:39:25 GMT

NICKY WON BY 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEPEEE!!!!!

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kalesa — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:37:15 GMT

good job Nicanor, impressive win! good job... we hope we see you in Stake races like Belmont, :)

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joe — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:34:47 GMT

YES !! He broke his maiden by 10 lengths