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mr 40 places 4th on 14th nov runs 5 days later 3rd - makes you think that perhaps racing these horses more often the way to go(ever wonder why trainers say "missed work because of rain(three days work maybe) so i can't make mine a good thing" yet they don't want to race the horse twice in a week - imagine a wild horse telling a lion "please don't chase me today because you chased me yesterday. Give me a month and you can have another go!")
"That spring, Native Dancer broke his maiden in his first start, romping to a four and a half length victory at Jamaica on April 19, 1952. The 7 to 5 favorite in his maiden race, Native Dancer had gone off at what would prove to be the longest odds of his career.
The next time out, only four days later, Native Dancer took the Youthful Stakes by six lengths. He was then sidelined while he recovered from bucked shins.
At Saratoga, Native Dancer won the Flash Stakes by two and a quarter lengths, the Saratoga Special by three and a half lengths in the slop, the Grand Union Hotel Stakes by the same margin under 126 pounds, and the Hopeful Stakes by two lengths.
"After romping in the Anticipation Purse, the big gray was finally offered a challenge in the Futurity at Belmont Park. Blocked early, the Dancer came back in a powerful stretch drive, catching Tahitian King to win by two and a half lengths in the world record time of 1:14 2/5 for the six and a half furlongs.
"Native Dancer finished the season with a win in the East View Stakes, bringing his earnings to $230,495 that season, a record for a juvenile. He was undefeated with a total of nine wins, seven of them in major stakes races. Native Dancer got more attention than any two-year-old since Count Fleet, and became the first two-year-old to be honored as racing's Horse of the Year. He was top weight at 130 pounds in the Experimental Free Handicap, the highest assignment since 1942"
NINE RUNS as a juv- unbeaten - 4 days between debut win and second start!. Maybe the old-timers know a bit more than we do
For general info Another Schlepp - not expecting too much - at the weights would have a place chance - hoping J Geroudis will cover her up and have her placed 3-4 lengths off the pace and get her across to the middle outside. If covered up till the last 400m I think she could run a drum. Maybe double float her and Russian Artist or Wings Of an Angel in Quartet - I'll not be having a bet
...lmao at the wild horse and lion.good stuff