Dreaming of Anna loses, how good is Dream Rush

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:13 pm

Anna lost today. Nice to see a daughter of Wild Rush do well - but how good are these fillies really?

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:23 pm

Dreaming Of Anna broke on her knees and rushed up into a :44 4/5. That's excuse for any horse.

But...if her connections are thinking KY Derby, why was she in this race and NOT the 1 mile Davona Dale? That makes absolutely no sense to me.

halo · Postby **halo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:24 pm

Because this is February, the Derby is in May, and this is her first race back from a lay off.

StrawberryFelidos · Postby **StrawberryFelidos** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:52 pm

Call me a hopeless pessimist, but I just hope they can keep her all in one piece UP TO the KY Derby. Seems like these Juvenile Filly supergirls always fall apart and are retired/on the sidelines by the first Saturday in May- why, I don't know. Halfbridled. Sweet Catomine. I don't even remember who won last year, but she didn't make it, either

Sometimes I think the added pressure/excitement of having "a top filly who can run in the Derby!" really works hell on the connections and the horse.

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:03 pm

Well from what I've read, the trainer of Anna has been more cautious than her hopeful owner about Anna's derby prospects.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:13 pm

Halo, that's ridiculous. In the days when horses had 4 or 5 Derby preps, a sprint was just a "get some exercise" event. Now horses get only 2 or 3 preps for the Derby.....and one's a 6 1/2 furlong sprint? That's how modern horsement get a horse ready for 1 1/4 mile in early May...by using 2 or 3 preps, and one being a sprint?

Derby contenders don't run a mile or more off the layoff? I'm scratching my head to think who hasn't...Nobiz? Circular Quay today?

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:14 pm

What's horsement?

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:16 pm

That's a good question, Geowarrior...I think that dummy meant to type "horsemen." LOL!!

Global Warming must be affecting how people type.

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:19 pm

Yes global warming is also turning my brain to mush. Hey if the CHRB can use it as an excuse, I can.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:16 pm

Rags to Riches (off a maiden win) won a very slow Las Virgines today...it's not hard to second guess the gameplan of the Catalano barn.

Toccet02 · Postby **Toccet02** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:25 pm

seems Dream Rush is pretty damn good....and a co-worker's husband knows one of her owners via West Point.
So I'm happy.
West Point is Kicking Ass!

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:30 pm

Well, no matter who turns out to be the best, it seems that names with 'Dream' in them are hot stuff this year.

Foggytrip · Postby **Foggytrip** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:55 pm

She has about as much chance of running in the Ky Derby as I do, NONE.

Shes a nice filly, she needed a race, but thats about it

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:26 pm

Awww, c'mon Foggy, I had money on you!

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:27 pm

I think she's better than a "nice" filly - she faced the boys on the grass and DESTROYED them. And, looking back at BC Day, I have no doubt that Dreaming Of Anna would have been 2nd to Street Sense...she ran better than any colt that Street Sense defeated that day. She's a Rahy, which means she has a license to get better this year and distance shouldn't be a problem (as opposed to A LOT of the others).

I just don't like that she was shortened up to a sprint. Even Appealing Zophie came off the layoff and ran a mile today.