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From DRF's "Crist Blog" (756 Views)
Posted by: Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: September 16, 2007 10:20AM

*Race 4: There were more people in the paddock for this 3-and-up maiden special than there are for most Grade 1 stakes at Belmont. Everyone wanted to see what a $16 million maiden looks like. The answer: Like any other horse. A Hall of Fame trainer watching the post parade remarked that he didn't see a single thing that would make you pick him out of a field full of racehorses as anything special. Still, he opened at 2-5 and that's what he was when the gates opened. He broke cleanly and took up a perfect spot in third on the outside as Sixthirteen was pressed hard by Bujagali in 22.18 and 44.90, blazing fractions compared to the earlier races and considering the wind. It should have been a perfect set-up if The Green Money were worth even three cents on the dollar, but he struggled to hold third while falling farther and farther back as Roi Maudit swept to the lead and Sixthirteen held second. The Green Monkey was beaten seven lengths, earning a Beyer of 76. "He's going to be a maiden a very long time," said the Hall of Famer. "Actually, I doubt we'll see him race again."

http://cristblog.drf.com/crist/

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From DRF's "Crist Blog" (756 Views) Chuckles_the_Clown2 09/16/2007 10:20AM
Re: From DRF's "Crist Blog" (461 Views) richiebee 09/16/2007 10:29AM
Re: From DRF's "Crist Blog" (485 Views) fkach 09/16/2007 10:36AM


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