HOY : The Captain Or Bee A Magician ?

[Gazoo]

But wait, they were afraid she would get beat!.   I say no guts no glory.

So I guess the same thing can be said about CT skipping the Jug ?

[pezz97]

So I guess the same thing can be said about CT skipping the Jug ?

[Just Saying]

Captain Atrocious

{2010 Captaintreacherous 3,H, P1:47.1 $2,792,526.00}

[careless hal]

I've decided the two camps will never agree.  So I'm going to just go and make myself a drink.  If I use Jack Daniels Single Barrel it means CT will be HOY.  If I use Redbreast, BAM will be HOY.  I will reveal the contents of my cocktail after the official results.  If Father Patrick wins, I will stop drinking.

[AmyHollar]

{2010 Captaintreacherous 3,H, P1:47.1 $2,792,526.00}

[powerful stuff]

{2010 Captaintreacherous 3,H, P1:47.1 $2,792,526.00}

O.K., so he's not atrocious LOL. But he's not invincible like BAM. Careless hal should drink brandywine. Can't figure out how to post the winner's circle picture of Sunshine Beach, who has beaten him this year. I guess they figured if they congratulated the connections, somehow his loss wouldn't count.

Ducking the Messenger I see. How dare they suggest he race on a 1/2 mile track? As Seinfeld said in that classic episode where he didn't want to race his faster friend, I CHOOOOSE not to race!

[Just Saying]

No, the other way around: The other horses only entered the Messenger stake to duck the Captain.
 

BAM & The Captain are both great horses, period, and my world won't stop turning over which one wins HOTY. Fun topic though.

[beans and weenies]

No, the other way around: The other horses only entered the Messenger stake to duck the Captain.
 

BAM & The Captain are both great horses, period, and my world won't stop turning over which one wins HOTY. Fun topic though.

[pezz97]

Who is horse of the year now?

[jordanjacob]

Who is horse of the year now?

Bee A Magician

she's just dominating, no other horses in the photo with her

[jug]

Who is horse of the year now?

No doubt who will win HOY.....but watching the Captain race is 100 times more exciting than seeing a 1-9 BAM win wrapped up every week.

Two incredible animals! 

[powerful stuff]

There will still be those who say "the loss doesn't matter", "every horse gets beat". The fact is, every loss matters as much or more than every win. Every horse gets beat (even that's debatable), but to get beat in a mediocre time, against mediocre competition, after getting a .29 second quarter is just not what great horses do.

Bee A magician almost got beat at Mohawk against lesser competition, but despite getting a terrible trip from Zeron, she stormed down the stretch to fight for the win coming from behind with strict whipping rules. ALL HORSE. That's what great horses do when they are not at their best..they still win and don't need excuses.

[Just Saying]

I know this after racing for many years: It's damn tough to race a horse against the best in their class for an entire season without them getting lame, tired, or sick. Both trainers have done an excellent job of keeping these horses fit for the entire season, so far. A trainer has to be a little lucky also when you haul them all over two countries and expose them to all kinds of germs and virus' that they've never been exposed to and they still remain healthy.

I'd say the ball is in BAM's court right now, but there's still races left. I would be thrilled to own either one of them!

[NIATROSS]

congrats to hoosier for bringing the stars to indiana !

[Gazoo]

This years 3yr old colt crop is very weak  .......