tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post4096462632616245508..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Sunday Notes - June 15Alan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-17608695907095236282008-06-19T09:57:00.000-04:002008-06-19T09:57:00.000-04:00Sorta shaky vid I got that day.Applause for Curlin...Sorta shaky vid I got that day.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5fklcw2VsM" REL="nofollow">Applause for Curlin</A><BR/><BR/>Cheers begin again as he's led into the winner's circle.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966895737564174215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-77479579449136801842008-06-17T11:20:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:20:00.000-04:00For a fleeting moment, whilst I was at Churchill w...For a fleeting moment, whilst I was at Churchill watching the Stephen Foster race, I thought there was trouble for Curlin. Robby and Curlin remained calm and got the job done! Man it was fun, the crowd was cheering and the energy was electric! I hope Curlin does a turf race at Arlington for I will certainly go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-72739882729067937442008-06-15T21:55:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:55:00.000-04:00I really think that Jess Jackson would like to pro...I really think that Jess Jackson would like to prove that Curlin is the best horse in the world and maybe the best to come along in quite some time and a victory in the arche de Triomphe would do just that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-78622164316994868382008-06-15T14:47:00.000-04:002008-06-15T14:47:00.000-04:00pvfFoolish Bid no factor in Philly turf race today...pvfFoolish Bid no factor in Philly turf race today. He may have gotten fifth in a good field.<BR/>He did make a late bid from outside but never threatened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-25376809456725010902008-06-15T13:09:00.000-04:002008-06-15T13:09:00.000-04:00After watching Curlin destroy this field giving we...After watching Curlin destroy this field giving weight, and watching the left over 3 yo's earlier on the card, it was so obvious to me how silly it was to be anticipating a Big Brown/Curlin show down.<BR/><BR/>No contest, IF there was ever a chance of it happening.<BR/><BR/>The retirement news on Big Brown should come this week, just a somewhat educated guess, but whatever it was that truly was bothering him should come to a head this week.<BR/><BR/>Until proven otherwise, I make the quarter crack, or more specifically the infection underneath the now sealed crack, 2-5 to be the announced reason for retirement, and the historical reason for his non-performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com