Colts that have duked it out on the track and now in the final awards are Mine That Bird, Quality Road and Summer Bird. Two sons of Birdstone are hard to ignore with Mine That Bird coming from the clouds to win the Kentucky Derby and while eyes were on him Summer Bird rolled up to win the Belmont.
Quality Road
18 January 2010
5 January 2010
There is much reflection at year end and discussion not only of the best horses of the year but also of the decade. The horses that have excited us and been memorable are easy choices. There are others on my list that I feel are deserving of being here for several reasons.
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2 May 2009
Quality Road, Square Eddie and Willy Win all dropped out of the Derby this week with non-lifethreatening injuries and this morning I Want Revenge was added to the list when some heat was raised in the left front ankle. While it may be nothing or may be something, this close to the race of his life and with the tenacity he showed in his last race a little something may have turned into a big something. As disappointing as it is for trainers, owners and yes the fans too it underscores people *do* attempt to do right by the horses. In races this big everything has to be right.
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27 April 2009
With 2 quarter cracks Quality Road has been pulled from Derby contention. Without being 100% there's littlel sense in running him and risking further injury, but it certainly opens the what mig
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28 March 2009
Dunkirk ran well but Quality Road ran a monster race in the Florida Derby.
Dunkirk has shown a lot of promise but a track record effort for Quality Road, a pretty and fast son of Elusive Quality out of a daughter of Strawberry Road. Casey's On Call set the early pace, with Dunkirk, a $3.7 million yearling making his third start, threatened but finished a tired second.
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