My reaction to the big allowance race is dismay as Eskendereya won at 6-to-5. I wouldn't have bet him at 5-to-2, so clearly my handicapping of the race was wrong since after watching the race I doubt he loses 50% of the time.
The only solace I can take from the race is that he'll likely be overbet when he returns to stakes company, so maybe I can find a winner to beat him there.
#12 Middle of the Nite opened up at 3-to-5 and drifted to his post time odds of 9-to-2. He was no match for Eskendereya despite racing on even terms throughout the race. Yes, Middle of the Nite had an odd break and raced wide, but he didn't even stay on for second, so it's tough to get too excited about his chances at the next level. #3 Bank The Eight offered me no tingle. Mike Smith can't be pleased with flying east and scratching at the gate aboard #8 Launch and Relaunch.
Eskendereya is a legit horse to watch at this early stage, no doubt, but my sour grapes at completely tossing him at 6-to-5 in this race will make me talk bad about him for at least a few weeks. I do love the breeding, though.
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Zenyatta is going to be nominated to the 2010 "Dubai World Cup". The new state-of-the-art Meydan racecourse is hosting the 2010 "Dubai World Cup".
ReplyDeleteAll previous Dubai World Cups have been hosted on a dirt surface (Nad El Sheba racecourse). Meydan racecourse is a synthetic (Tapeta) surface. The grandstand is 5 furlongs in length and the the total cost to build Meydan racecourse was one billion dollars. The Meydan race course can be mistaken for an airport due to its size (76 million square feet and includes a hotel, a museum, ten restaurants, a marina, an IMAX theater, and a canal. The canal flows into a lake, where Sheikh Mohammed and his entourage will disembark at the racecourse's boathouse. The canal links the Business Bay (near the Emirates Towers) on busy Sheikh Zayed Rd, to Meydan racecourse.
The 2010 "Dubai World Cup" is March 27, 2010. The 2010 "Dubai World Cup" is worth a staggering 10 million dollars. The 2009 "Dubai World Cup" was worth 6 million dollars.
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If Zenyatta wins the 2010 "Dubai World Cup", she will eclipse Curlin's North American earnings record.