The GR II San Felipe

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The GR II San Felipe

Postby TJ » Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:57 pm

With 59 days and counting till this years Kentucky Derby, here's another 85 point give away to the cream of the 3YO crop on the West Coast (sans Nyquist:>) Here's the entries and PP's for Saturday at SA. Some serious race horses in this field! TJ

7th Race. (C7) The 80th Running of
San Felipe Stakes (Grade II)
Purse $400,000 Guaranteed One Mile And One Sixteenth
FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS.
1 UNCLE LINO (L) '13 C 120 Perez, F Mansor, Purple Shamrock Racing or Sherlock Gary Sherlock
2 DANZING CANDY (L) '13 C 120 Smith, M Halo Farms, Bashor or Bashor Clifford W. Sise, Jr.
3 MOR SPIRIT (L) '13 R 124 Stevens, G Michael Lund Petersen Bob Baffert
4 CUPID (L) '13 C 120 Garcia, M Tabor & Magnier & Smith Bob Baffert
5 I WILL SCORE (L) '13 C 120 Bejarano, R Hans Poetsch Jerry Hollendorfer
6 SMOKEY IMAGE (L) '13 C 120 Espinoza, V Irvin Racing Stable Carla Gaines
7 EXAGGERATOR (L) '13 C 122 Desormeaux, K Big Chief Racing, LLC, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Rocker ORanch JKeithDesormeaux

Click on Cupid: http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/briswatc ... ummary.htm

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Re: The GR II San Felipe

Postby TJ » Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:06 am

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Re: The GR II San Felipe

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Re: The GR II San Felipe

Postby Cree » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:38 pm

Mor Spirit
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Cupid has scratched - will go to Rebel.

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Re: The GR II San Felipe

Postby TJ » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:22 pm

Here's the finish:
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Mor Spirit
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Re: The GR II San Felipe

Postby Cree » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:30 pm

Hmm... I am not convinced a son of Twirling Candy out of a Songandaprayer mare is a 10 furlong horse, especially with his style. But a nice win for him.
Bob has himself a grinder in Mor Spirit.

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Re: The GR II San Felipe

Postby TJ » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:42 pm

Cree wrote:Hmm... I am not convinced a son of Twirling Candy out of a Songandaprayer mare is a 10 furlong horse, especially with his style. But a nice win for him.
Bob has himself a grinder in Mor Spirit.

Hi Cree,
It does seem that way....but he sure handled the dirt pretty well considering he leans toward turf racing...being out of a 1/2 sister to hard knocking 4.3+ million dollar turf earner, Better Talk Now. TJ

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Re: The GR II San Felipe

Postby Cree » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:50 pm

I did not look at his female family, thanks for pointing that out.
I think moving forward I am still leaning towards Mor Spirit being the "top" California horse. There's just something about him.

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Re: The GR II San Felipe

Postby TJ » Sun Mar 13, 2016 6:53 am