Trivia answer and linguistics (620 Views)
Posted by:
SoCalMan2 (IP Logged)
Date: May 16, 2007 05:34AM
In terms of trivia, I think Grindstone was the last Derby winner to be sired by a Derby Winner (Unbridled).
In terms of linguistics...I think L'ouef means "the egg"...not just "egg."
In russian Yaitza means either of "egg" or "the egg" (Russian does not have the concept of articles as a part of speech). However, egg may also be used to refer to balls (i.e. testicles). So, you could say that Curlin has started his career with four straight yaitza which would mean either eggs or balls. Of course, after 4 balls, the batter is supposed to take a walk and not keep batting.
The only thing I feel confident about in this Preakness is that you can safely throw out Curlin. He for sure will not be on any of my tickets -- not even in the 4th position. I just hope that I can find some value for doing that.