New Posts For Thread: Mikhail Glinka bought with a view to racing him at Meydan next year, WTF?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25442309/mikhail-glinka-bought-with-a-view-to-racing-him-at-meydan-next-year-wtfBizare deal this, by seller and buyer, why would Aidan sell a potential classic winner (yeah, yeah, I know he aint big into winning the Ledger, as it isn't commercial, and he already has MIDAS TOUCH) but what is a few hundred K to him, vs a posso brien typically enters his best colt in the derrinstown stud race (derby trial), which midas touch won this year. But mikhail glinka was entered in it originally. I thought glinka had the best chance of winning the leger, since midas touch is pacelhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25442309/mikhail-glinka-bought-with-a-view-to-racing-him-at-meydan-next-year-wtf?post_id=458613269#458613269o brien typically enters his best colt in the derrinstown stud race (derby trial), which midas touch won this year. But mikhail glinka was entered in it originally. I thought glinka had the best chance of winning the leger, since midas touch is pacelFri, 23 Jul 2010 15:31:03 -0500That could be a reasonButThey already knew Midas Touch was better than him so why not sell him. After all by all accounts he has been very tricky horse to train and their always seem to be a injury here or a injury there. Cut their losses and get ridhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25442309/mikhail-glinka-bought-with-a-view-to-racing-him-at-meydan-next-year-wtf?post_id=458607733#458607733That could be a reasonButThey already knew Midas Touch was better than him so why not sell him. After all by all accounts he has been very tricky horse to train and their always seem to be a injury here or a injury there. Cut their losses and get ridFri, 23 Jul 2010 14:55:51 -0500Was it Papal Bull a few years ago that was sold on condition that he couldn't race in any of the G1s where Coolmore already had entries?Would this explain why Mikhail Glinka wasn't entered in the Leger?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25442309/mikhail-glinka-bought-with-a-view-to-racing-him-at-meydan-next-year-wtf?post_id=458536473#458536473Was it Papal Bull a few years ago that was sold on condition that he couldn't race in any of the G1s where Coolmore already had entries?Would this explain why Mikhail Glinka wasn't entered in the Leger?Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:20:35 -0500Was it Papal Bull a few years ago that was sold on condition that he couldn't race in any of the G1s where Coolmore already had entries?Would this explain why Mikhail Glinka wasn't entered in the Leger?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25442309/mikhail-glinka-bought-with-a-view-to-racing-him-at-meydan-next-year-wtf?post_id=458536445#458536445Was it Papal Bull a few years ago that was sold on condition that he couldn't race in any of the G1s where Coolmore already had entries?Would this explain why Mikhail Glinka wasn't entered in the Leger?Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:20:10 -0500I thought it was the guy who owned Mourilyan who bought him? Melbourne Cup would be my shout, sure I posted that before but no idea wherehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25442309/mikhail-glinka-bought-with-a-view-to-racing-him-at-meydan-next-year-wtf?post_id=458531605#458531605I thought it was the guy who owned Mourilyan who bought him? Melbourne Cup would be my shout, sure I posted that before but no idea whereFri, 23 Jul 2010 04:02:42 -0500champion hurdle prospecthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25442309/mikhail-glinka-bought-with-a-view-to-racing-him-at-meydan-next-year-wtf?post_id=458479941#458479941champion hurdle prospectThu, 22 Jul 2010 18:05:49 -0500Bizare deal this, by seller and buyer, why would Aidan sell a potential classic winner (yeah, yeah, I know he aint big into winning the Ledger, as it isn't commercial, and he already has MIDAS TOUCH) but what is a few hundred K to him, vs a posshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25442309/mikhail-glinka-bought-with-a-view-to-racing-him-at-meydan-next-year-wtf?post_id=458479725#458479725Bizare deal this, by seller and buyer, why would Aidan sell a potential classic winner (yeah, yeah, I know he aint big into winning the Ledger, as it isn't commercial, and he already has MIDAS TOUCH) but what is a few hundred K to him, vs a possThu, 22 Jul 2010 18:04:10 -0500