Goldikova beaten in Queen Anne Stakes

DiscreetCat

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tmffm

Guess:

1) girlie's TWO rabbits didn't make the trip
or
2) there weren't any American jocks to make premature moves in the race and collapse it for her

SirBear

So, let me get this straight, you are attributing Goldikova's success in this country to "American jocks making premature moves and collapsing the race for her."

Okayyyyyyyy.

dirtyshirt

tmffm wrote: »

Guess:

1) girlie's TWO rabbits didn't make the trip
or
2) there weren't any American jocks to make premature moves in the race and collapse it for her

wut?

tmffm

Exactly.
She got a once in a lifetime drafting setup (and a multi-move race) when she beat Kip Deville.
She got a ridiculous PREMATURE run by Gomez on Courageous Cat the next year.
Her only GENUINE run was last year.

Notice you decided not to comment on her MULTIPLE RABBITS in Europe.

dirtyshirt

Major wins

Prix de Toutevoie (2007)
Prix de la Lorie (2007)
Prix Chloe (2008)
Prix Rothschild (2008, 2009, 2010)
Prix du Moulin (2008)
Falmouth Stakes (2009)
Prix Jacques Le Marois (2009)
Prix d'Ispahan (2010, 2011)
Queen Anne Stakes (2010)
Prix de la Foret (2010)
Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Mile (2008, 2009, 2010)

Awards
European Horse of the year (2010)
European Champion Older Horse (2009, 2010)
French Champion Older Horse (2009)
American Champion Female Turf Horse (2009, 2010)




I'm not so sure "multiple rabbits" can make you that good. Seems like she has a little talent, but I don't know much about racing.

DiscreetCat

Goldikova (a filly, btw) has dominated the top European milers for quite a while now. Every once in a while she gets knocked off (due to the sheer abundance of top-level grass talent over there), but it doesn't happen often.