Horses and Doctor Who
Apr. 8th, 2018 07:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rabid1stLook at me, posting two days in a row.
Soon, we shall have a new female Doctor and I shall surely have an opinion on her. So it is time to get back into the habit of blogging, I think.
Also, as happens every year, I have predictions for the Kentucky Derby. This year we have two sons of Scat Daddy coming from either side of the world to battle it out for horse supremacy. Maybe it is time for a European win in the Triple Crown races.
I started out the year favoring Bolt D'Oro, but he ran a very disappointing race his last time out. So, I wasn't high on him for the Santa Anita. I wasn't a huge fan of Justify either, because all we had was talk about him. Admittedly, it was Bob Baffert and Mike Smith doing some convincing talking. But I like to see a horse run around two turns before I buy into "Greatness."
So, I was on Mendelssohn another Scat Daddy son and one that sold for $3 million at the Keeneland sales. That's too much money. But he put up when he ran away with the UAE Derby a week ago. He romped home, in a time that beats Justify. So, he's still my horse. But the thing is...I'm not sure Justify has been tested, yet.
This could be a great duel...brother-against-brother. If Justify can hold up after such a race. If Mendelssohn ships healthy and likes Kentucky tracks. If the weather holds. But all of that is horse racing.
Soon, we shall have a new female Doctor and I shall surely have an opinion on her. So it is time to get back into the habit of blogging, I think.
Also, as happens every year, I have predictions for the Kentucky Derby. This year we have two sons of Scat Daddy coming from either side of the world to battle it out for horse supremacy. Maybe it is time for a European win in the Triple Crown races.
I started out the year favoring Bolt D'Oro, but he ran a very disappointing race his last time out. So, I wasn't high on him for the Santa Anita. I wasn't a huge fan of Justify either, because all we had was talk about him. Admittedly, it was Bob Baffert and Mike Smith doing some convincing talking. But I like to see a horse run around two turns before I buy into "Greatness."
So, I was on Mendelssohn another Scat Daddy son and one that sold for $3 million at the Keeneland sales. That's too much money. But he put up when he ran away with the UAE Derby a week ago. He romped home, in a time that beats Justify. So, he's still my horse. But the thing is...I'm not sure Justify has been tested, yet.
This could be a great duel...brother-against-brother. If Justify can hold up after such a race. If Mendelssohn ships healthy and likes Kentucky tracks. If the weather holds. But all of that is horse racing.