What Are Your Breeders Cup H. Challenge Picks

Ian Nicastrin · Post by **Ian Nicastrin** » 17 years ago

Just curious what everyone's "stable" is going to look like for the contest.

I have boring picks for the most part...

Classic:
~Lava Man
~Bernadini

Turf:
~Cacique
~T.H. Approval?
(~The Tin Man?)

Distaff:
~Fleet Indian
~Pine Island?
(~Healthy Addiction?)

Mile:
~Aragorn
~Gorella?
(~Miesque's Approval?)

Sprint:
~Siren Lure
~Bordonaro
(~Dubai Escapade??)

Filly & Mares:
~Wait a While
~Gorella?
(~Honey Rider?)
(~Quija Board? - why on earth is she a fav if she hasn't raced in forever?)
(~Foxysox? - is she racing or not?)

Juvinilee Filles:
~Dreaming of Anna?
~Cash Included?
~Point Ashley?
(not sure which 2)

Juvinile:
~Great Hunter
~Scat Daddy?
(~Circular Quay?)

Trainers:
~Pletcher
~O'Neil
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Jockeys:
~Nakatani
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-Ian

Peihe Sun · Post by **Peihe Sun** » 17 years ago

The Tin Man, Point Ashley aren't running in the BC, and I wouldn't use Gorella in the FM Turf - she's definitely going to the Mile (last I heard?).

Classic:
~Lava Man
~Bernadini

Turf:
~Scorpion (is he running?)
~English Channel

Distaff:
~Fleet Indian
~Balletto

Mile:
~Aussie Rules
~Gorella

Sprint:
~Henny Hughes
~Kelly's Landing

Filly & Mares:
~Wait a While
~Quija Board -b/c she is just an amazing mare... and her layoff is no longer than Invasor's-

Juvenile Filles:
~Dreaming of Anna
~Cash Included

Juvenile:
~Scat Daddy
~King of the Roxy

Trainers:
~Pletcher/O'Neil/Biancone?

Jockeys:
~Nakatani/Gomez/Velazquez/Dettori

-whew! that was hard! and it's all probably going to change by the time the contest opens (and of course I'll be playing for my mom or whatever, because of the age restriction), and the jockey/trainer selections especially hard. I barely choose four jockeys. XD

Rebecca Rose Hepburn · Post by **Rebecca Rose Hepburn** » 17 years ago

At the moment i'm thinking it'll look like this:

Classic:
~Lava Man
~Giacomo (hey, why not? Love that big grey. Still might switch him out for Perfect Drift or Brother Derek)

Turf:
~Cacique, maybe T.H. Approval
~Better Talk Now

Distaff:
~Healthy Addiction
~Round Pond

Mile:
~Aragorn
~Librettist

Sprint:
~Siren Lure
~Henny Hughes

Filly & Mares:
~Wait a While
~Film Maker

Juvinilee Filles:
~Dreaming of Anna
~Cash Included

Juvinile:
~Great Hunter
~Pegasus Wind

Trainers:
~Pletcher
~O'Neil

Jockeys:
~Nakatani
~Prado maybe?

Kelse Mccann · Post by **Kelse Mccann** » 17 years ago

BBC: Berni, Lava Man

BCT: Hurricane Run, Btter Talk Now

BCM: Echo of light(oh how i love this horse) Araafa

BC F&M: OUIJA BOARD, no one can touch her

I dont really know enough of the horses in the other races so those are my couple of good horses

Krystle Yanagihara · Post by **Krystle Yanagihara** » 17 years ago

I had a dream that Lava Man won, although it was a fight all the way down to the wire, which he won by a head or some sorts.

Martin Pennington · Post by **Martin Pennington** » 17 years ago

Who was second Krystle?

I can get an exacta up if it was something like Super Duper Frolic

Krystle Yanagihara · Post by **Krystle Yanagihara** » 17 years ago

I think Bernardini was second. There was this horse that was flying from the back of the pack though. Don't remember the name. Haha. (I really do hope my dream comes true~ XD!)

Ian Nicastrin · Post by **Ian Nicastrin** » 17 years ago

super frolic looked super tired after the goodwood

Martin Pennington · Post by **Martin Pennington** » 17 years ago

Thanks hehe.

Only certain bets for me are Scorpion each way in the Turf and Circular Quay/Bernardini double

Emily Mitchell · Post by **Emily Mitchell** » 17 years ago

I'll be betting on Giacomo in the classic and Henny Hughes in the sprint. The price on Henny will be nothing, but I have to bet on him because he ROCKS! And Giacomo's biggest upset was at Churchill and I was there then too- it will be like the Derby all over again! I won't bet on Bernardini or Lava Man because their price will be a joke.

I'll have to look through the contenders a lot more to decide who I want in the BC contest thing- so that's why I haven't posted that yet.

GO HENNY!

Sarah Anne · Post by **Sarah Anne** » 17 years ago

Bernardini, Henny Hughes, Giacomo (would love to see him win this one in a thriller) Ouija Board (my fav turf mare) and Balleto in the distaff. Don't have a preferance in the others... yet

Emily Mitchell · Post by **Emily Mitchell** » 17 years ago

This is my stable... I am super pumped that you can pick more than two horses in each division if you want- that rocks!

1 » Classic: Bernardini
2 » Classic: Giacomo
3 » Classic: Lava Man
4 » Distaff: Asi Siempre
5 » F&M Turf: Honey Ryder
6 » F&M Turf: Ouija Board
7 » F&M Turf: Wait a While
8 » Juvenile Fillies: Dreaming of Anna
9 » Juvenile: Great Hunter
10 » Juvenile: Scat Daddy
11 » Mile: Aragorn
12 » Mile: Gorella
13 » Sprint: Henny Hughes
14 » Turf: Cacique
15 » Turf: English Channel
16 » Turf: Hurricane Run

My Jockeys
1 Corey Nakatani
2 John Velazquez
3 Julien Leparoux

My Trainers
1 Doug O'Neill
2 Kiaran McLaughlin
3 Patrick Biancone
4 Todd Pletcher
5 Tom Albertrani

Ian Nicastrin · Post by **Ian Nicastrin** » 17 years ago

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Ian Nicastrin · Post by **Ian Nicastrin** » 17 years ago

Here is my final game entry (things changed a fair bit):

My Horses
1) Classic: Giacomo
2) Classic: Lava Man
3) Distaff: Fleet Indian
4) Distaff: Pine Island
5) F&M Turf: Honey Ryder
6) F&M Turf: Wait a While
7) Juvenile Fillies: Dreaming of Anna
8) Juvenile Fillies: Octave
9) Juvenile: Great Hunter
10) Juvenile: Principle Secret
11) Mile: Aragorn
12) Mile: Miesque's Approval
13) Sprint: Henny Hughes
14) Sprint: Too Much Bling
15) Turf: Go Deputy
16) Turf: T. H. Approval

My Jockeys
1) Corey Nakatani
2) John Velazquez
3) Victor Espinoza

My Trainers
1) Claude McGaughey
2) Doug O'Neill
3) John Shirreffs
4) Neil Drysdale
5) Todd Pletcher

Good luck everyone, and don't forgoet to have your entries in.

Peihe Sun · Post by **Peihe Sun** » 17 years ago

Because during the Kentucky Derby contest they had, I picked Stevie Wonderboy on the first day, and what do you know?!? He gets injured. So I'll probably wait until the last day to submit my entries, so nothing like that happens again... but here's my stable so far:

1) Classic: Bernardini
2) Classic: Lava Man
3) Distaff: Fleet Indian
4) Distaff: Spun Sugar
5) F&M Turf: Ouija Board
6) F&M Turf: Wait a While
7) Juvenile Fillies: Dreaming of Anna
8) Juvenile: Great Hunter
9) Juvenile: Principle Secret
10) Mile: Araafa
11) Mile: Gorella
12) Sprint: Siren Lure
13) Sprint: Too Much Bling
14) Turf: Cacique
15) (empty slot)
16) (empty slot)

My Jockeys
1) Corey Nakatani
2) Edgar Prado
3) John Velazquez

My Trainers
1) Aidan O'Brien
2) Doug O'Neill
3) Kiaran McLaughlin
4) Patrick Biancone
5) Todd Pletcher