lol Richie,

I haven't bought for years. But I probably bought their main frame. Though not at 1990 prices. When I did buy there was no internet access and I was just the "the kid that always cashes the last race". Sometimes I had to. P.S. I wasnt that young.

Funny isnt it? Late birthdays and very light race spacing. I guess they figure that they've got it knacked.

richiebee Wrote:
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> Sometime during the Derby media blitz it will be
> pointed out that all
> thoroughbreds become 1 year older on January 1 no
> matter what the actual date
> of their birth is.
>
> TG is kind enough to supply the actual birthdate
> of horses along with all the
> other statistical data which is included;
> apparently this information has been
> supplied for the last 7 years. Here are the
> foaling dates for the last 7 Derby
> winners: Barbaro 4/29; Giacomo 2/16; Smarty 2/28;
> Funny 4/20; War Emblem 2/20;
> Monarchos 2/9; and FuPeg 4/12.
>
> And, since it was a slow night here at work, with
> the help of the internet I
> was able to go back a bit further: Charismatic
> 3/13; Real Quiet 3/7; Silver
> Charm 2/22; Grindstone 1/25; THUNDER GULCH 5/23;
> Go For Gin 4/18; Sea Hero 3/4.
>
> In the years between 1980- 1992, the information
> about foaling dates was harder
> for me to come by, but here are incomplete
> results: Sunday Silence 3/25;
> Alysheba 3/3; Swale 4/21; Sunny's Halo 2/11;
> PLEASANT COLONY 5/4 and Genuine
> Risk 2/15.
>
> I was not able to find foaling dates for Lil E
> Tee, Strike Gold (now standing
> stud in Turkey), Unbridled, Winning Colors,
> Ferdinand, Spend a Buck or Gato Del
> Sol.
>
> And oh by the way NORTHERN DANCER was foaled
> 5/27.
>
> This years May foals in the Derby: Dominican 5/4;
> Hard Spun 5/10 and Scat Daddy
> 5/11. The "oldest" 3YOs in the Derby hunt are Any
> Given Saturday and Nobiz,
> both foaled 1/29. To be fair and scientific, it
> would have to be determined how
> many May foals have actually contested the Derby
> over the years, and of course
> it is likely that most Derby contestants have been
> foaled in February and
> March, the peak foaling months.
>
> A few more posts like this and the TG gang may be
> offering me the "no buy, no
> post" offer they made to Rick B.