Racehorse TALK

Will win again

won't run a drum imo

What the hell do you base that on?

Corstons drugs wearing off?

i don't think will either if high pressure

Plenty of pressure, but too good

                 

well done to him - better than i thought- reckon the last 2 better than any oz performance

I missed it, any vision up yet ?

Disagree, think his Caulfield Guineas win will always go down in history, for several reasons.

a) He was underrated leading into the race, and had without doubt, the best form leading into event;

b) Denman was the hot favourite, and being touted as the "next best thing" but couldn't even run in the first 3;

c) Who has come out of the race since.

On c) alone two superstars have come out of the race, So You Think and Starspangledbanner.  Manhatten Rain went on to run 2nd to SYT in the Cox Plate, Denman was unbeaten in the autumn until the Australian Guineas, Carrara has been honest wherever he has raced placing 2nd/3rd/4th in stakes events, Trusting could be anything when right (we saw what he did at his third start as a 3yo in the spring at Group 2 WFA level), Extra Zero was 2nd in the Derby and was a Group 2 winner in the autumn of the Autumn Classic and will probably be aimed at a Cup campaign now that he is gelded.

A great performance, stunning.


Hopefully they keep him going but i'm sure greed will rule the day

From the comments I saw they there leaning to racing on.

Starspangledbanner will miss the 2010 Australian breeding season with Coolmore electing to keep the July Cup winner in training.

The winner of two Group One races in Australia, Starspangledbanner was sold to Coolmore earlier this year.

The intentions were to give him a short northern hemisphere campaign before returning him to Australia for the spring.

The colt's short campaign has resulted in two Group One wins in the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot and the July Cup in the early hours of Saturday morning (AEST).

The first Australian-bred horse to win the July Cup, Starspangledbanner will embark on a campaign which could include some of the world's biggest sprint races.

"Following extensive discussions, it has been decided that Starspangledbanner will race on this season," Coolmore Australia general manager Michael Kirwan said.

"On the basis of his devastating wins in both the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot and in the July Cup, it is evident that the horse is still improving.

"He has earned the right to be considered a great horse with his efforts so far and it would seem premature to retire a horse of this calibre at a time when he is proving himself a dominant performer.

"His feats to date mark him down as a special horse and (trainer) Aidan O'Brien is keen to pursue further opportunities with him."

Among those opportunities is the Breeders' Cup meeting at Churchill Downs in early November.

You beauty

they should look at a 1400m race within the next 3 weeks

Would rather see them head to Hong Kong for a race like the International Sprint, which IMO is the world's best sprint event.