He's still got it at 8- beating a field of four others, including Game on Dude in the Lone Star Park Handicap. Gotta love the Gemster
He's still got it at 8- beating a field of four others, including Game on Dude in the Lone Star Park Handicap. Gotta love the Gemster
Yay Awesome Gem! I'm so disappointed I had to work today - I wanted to see Awesome Gem and Wasted Tears race. Happy for both of them.
Awww. Great news!
First rule: Try always to do what's right for the horse. The people part will work out. -- Josh Pons, Merryland, 2007
Yeah, Gem! (Saved my day from being a total loss!)
Was going to post in the Gelding thread but agree that he deserves his own thread for this! Still going at 8!
Last edited by djnorth; 05-30-2011 at 03:21 PM.
AWESOME!!
Always happy to see this sweet boy do well! Asked Sergio to buy a bag of carrots for Gemster after the race since I couldn't be there. Love this boy!!!
Anyone else see the irony in the jockey's objection by Garcia?
This is interesting:
Awesome Gem removed blinkers two starts ago after wearing them his entire career and it seems to have been a benefit, said Dollase.
“It’s like he’s got a revived sense of run in him now without blinkers,” Dollase said. “He had a lot left in him today.
Hollywood Gold Cup next up!
http://www.drf.com/news/lone-star-ha...g-strong-age-8
First rule: Try always to do what's right for the horse. The people part will work out. -- Josh Pons, Merryland, 2007
hooray for gem! his last race was so nice that i was really hoping that he could come thru today
AWESOME
Very, very happy for The Gem ... I love this pony. Always have.
Live life, don't just exist it!
Watched the race from Monmouth Park...and were rooting him on every step of the way...
"...and God took a handful of Southerly wind, blew his breath over it, and created the horse." - Bedouin Legend
PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HORSE RESCUE OR OLD FRIENDS KY OR NY - AND GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE.
From brisnet.com
West Point Thoroughbreds' venerable eight-year-old gelding AWESOME GEM (Awesome Again), who returned to Hollywood Park's Barn 54 North Tuesday after winning Monday's Lone Star Park H. (G3) in Texas, is on course for a title defense in the July 9 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1). "He keeps on firing," trainer Craig Dollase said. "He looks great. I'm looking forward to the Gold Cup. We used the Lone Star H. as a prep last year when he finished second. He's a fresher horse this year. We didn't ship him around as much." Dollase thinks the hard-trying veteran will earn more respect this year than last, when he surprised in the Hollywood Gold Cup at 8-1 odds. "He should be one of the choices," Dollase said. "He got a good Beyer figure at Lone Star, I think 101 (107 BRIS Speed rating). That puts us right in the hunt." Dollase said he will be a keen-eyed scout viewing Hollywood's Californian S. (G2) Saturday. "I'm looking forward to seeing the Californian for rivals," the trainer noted.
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it - Lou Holtz
We have always liked him, but since their respective retirements he has replaced Funny Cide, Better Talk Now and Evening Attire as our favorite older male gelding!!!Originally Posted by PJMIII
Another diamond in the rough...
The "Gem Twist" of thoroughbred racing.
"...and God took a handful of Southerly wind, blew his breath over it, and created the horse." - Bedouin Legend
PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HORSE RESCUE OR OLD FRIENDS KY OR NY - AND GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE.
Reviving this thread since Awesome Gem just won once again; this time the Longacres Mile. I just love this horse, and he's having a great year
Oh wow!! That's fantastic!!Reviving this thread since Awesome Gem just won once again; this time the Longacres Mile. I just love this horse, and he's having a great year
I was beginning to think the old guy did't have it any more ... SO glad to see that he does!!
Live life, don't just exist it!
That was a great race. I questioned Flores using him in the beginning of the race to get him closer to the pace than he normally lies. Turns out Flores knows more about riding than I do.Reviving this thread since Awesome Gem just won once again; this time the Longacres Mile. I just love this horse, and he's having a great year
Nice headline from BH: "Awesome Gem Sparkles Anew . . ."
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...longacres-mile
First rule: Try always to do what's right for the horse. The people part will work out. -- Josh Pons, Merryland, 2007
YEAH GEM! (I just love saying that!)
Think he goes in the BC Dirt Mile or Classic?
Apparently the track at EmD plays funny, especially on Mile day. Good call by Flores.That was a great race. I questioned Flores using him in the beginning of the race to get him closer to the pace than he normally lies. Turns out Flores knows more about riding than I do.
What is it about single-toed ungulates running around an oval for approximately 90 seconds that inspires people to bet billions of dollars and devote their entire lives to the activity?
http://www.equidaily.com/bestbet/extras/misc/aleo.mp3
Sweet - he's been a treat to follow all these years.
Well there's lots of smart ideas in books I've never read, when the girls come talk to me I wish to hell I had
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