New Posts For Thread: Declaration Of War to nail Coolmore's colours to the mast at Santa Anita (Official backers thread)https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-threadHad a 'ton' at 12/1 with a couple of firms a week ago. Now generally trading at 8/1.It's going to be an epic and emotional night when DOW finally goes over the top at Santa Anita in his final career start before going on to stallion duties.Can't waitTwo times champion jockey including riding a record number of winners,"J O'B still has a lot to learn". You cannot be serious.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536293143#536293143Two times champion jockey including riding a record number of winners,"J O'B still has a lot to learn". You cannot be serious.Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:59:08 -0600I think Joseph gave him a great ride. He rode him with the confidence he would handle the surface and trip. I thought he had little chance of winning but he proved me completely wrong. He is not normally ridden on the front end so he was never goinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536286959#536286959I think Joseph gave him a great ride. He rode him with the confidence he would handle the surface and trip. I thought he had little chance of winning but he proved me completely wrong. He is not normally ridden on the front end so he was never goingSun, 03 Nov 2013 09:21:16 -0600can't see there was much else that could have been done bar taking him to the States earlier and having a run/campaign on dirt and they clearly did trust him they were just expecting him to pick up and accelerate like he does on turf but that is nothttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536283701#536283701can't see there was much else that could have been done bar taking him to the States earlier and having a run/campaign on dirt and they clearly did trust him they were just expecting him to pick up and accelerate like he does on turf but that is notSun, 03 Nov 2013 05:26:27 -0600I think that the connections were not sure that D.O.W. would stay the distance, despite having won over further on at least 2 occasions,if they had taken stamina on trust then the horse would have been right on the pace but to the outside, J O'B stilhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536283599#536283599I think that the connections were not sure that D.O.W. would stay the distance, despite having won over further on at least 2 occasions,if they had taken stamina on trust then the horse would have been right on the pace but to the outside, J O'B stilSun, 03 Nov 2013 05:13:32 -0600Dec.O.W. Galloped on Southwell Fibresand,He also galloped on Dirt when trained by the All Coquering-Todd Pletcher early 2013.AIDAN O'BRIEN yesterday revealed the spectacular outcome of the secret gallop he put Declaration Of War through as he preparehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536244987#536244987Dec.O.W. Galloped on Southwell Fibresand,He also galloped on Dirt when trained by the All Coquering-Todd Pletcher early 2013.AIDAN O'BRIEN yesterday revealed the spectacular outcome of the secret gallop he put Declaration Of War through as he prepareFri, 01 Nov 2013 05:19:30 -0500the surface at Santa Anita seems to suit European turf horses, or have they changed it?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536222617#536222617the surface at Santa Anita seems to suit European turf horses, or have they changed it?Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:48:52 -0500Declaration of war is definitely bred to be able to race on the dirt, but having never run on it we won't know how he will handle the surface or kickback. His sire War Front's greatest influence is the toughness he gives his offspring. DOW will needhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536210315#536210315Declaration of war is definitely bred to be able to race on the dirt, but having never run on it we won't know how he will handle the surface or kickback. His sire War Front's greatest influence is the toughness he gives his offspring. DOW will needWed, 30 Oct 2013 03:01:55 -0500A fatal flaw Sid. Of course they are among the best in Europe but every year something has to win these races. It is not winning the races it is the quality of the races won. The French Derby was only a Gr3 race at best with the other runners, includhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536195877#536195877A fatal flaw Sid. Of course they are among the best in Europe but every year something has to win these races. It is not winning the races it is the quality of the races won. The French Derby was only a Gr3 race at best with the other runners, includTue, 29 Oct 2013 08:05:02 -0500What you have to ask yourself Brigust is;are these some of the Best in Europe?.The French Derby winner Intello,went on to win a group race and was then Btn 5 1/4L in the Arc,Olympic Glory is a 5 times Group winner,Moonlight Cloud is a 9 times Group whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536195503#536195503What you have to ask yourself Brigust is;are these some of the Best in Europe?.The French Derby winner Intello,went on to win a group race and was then Btn 5 1/4L in the Arc,Olympic Glory is a 5 times Group winner,Moonlight Cloud is a 9 times Group wTue, 29 Oct 2013 07:35:33 -0500What you have to ask yourself Sid is 'does DOW's proximity to the others you mentioned in Deauville improve his standing or reduce the standing of the others?' It can go both ways you know.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30121211/declaration-of-war-to-nail-coolmores-colours-to-the-mast-at-santa-anita-official-backers-thread?post_id=536194451#536194451What you have to ask yourself Sid is 'does DOW's proximity to the others you mentioned in Deauville improve his standing or reduce the standing of the others?' It can go both ways you know.Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:30:44 -0500