Posted by: Mimi, San Antonio, TX on August 22, 2010 at 05:38 PM

Hey, good job, Paddy O'Prado! The turf is obviously your home. And the Secretariat was a good choice for him!

Bob, I agree with everything you said about Paddy O'Prado. He's one of the most talented this year and yes of course, grass is his bread and butter and he's definitely proved it for us. What a pleasure seeing him run.

And Cindy, you seem to be a great person! Horse slaughtering is so terrible, I agree. That's horrbile that Ferdinand was slaughtered... I knew other racehorses like Exceller were ingloriously killed like that, but I didn't know about Ferdinand. I mean, it's unkind to slaughter ANY horse but a champion like Ferdinand? That's unreal... If you want to eat meat just eat cows, chickens, deer, etc. but not a HORSE. UGH! Dispicable! I SO wish I could adopt and when I get more money, land and all that I surely will.
Good day to you guys!

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Posted by: Bob, Richmond, VA on August 22, 2010 at 12:34 AM

I've said for some time that Gio Ponti is America's best older turf horse, by far. But Gio Ponti has lost some races in 2010 that he didn't or wouldn't have lost in 2009. The horse he was beaten by in the Arlington Million, Debussy, is a good European turf horse. As is the 3rd place finisher, Tazeez. But both are G2 and G3 winners. Tazeez has raced all the best turf horses in Ireland and Great Britain. But has failed to ever win a G1 race against any of them. Debussy is a multiple G2 and G3 winner on turf in the UK. But today is the first G1 win of his career on turf. Maybe with Gio Ponti not quite racing at the level in 2010 that he was racing at in 2009. America should look to Paddy O' Prado as their next turf superstar? He's 8-5-1-1 in his career. Over three different surfaces. All 5 of his win's have come over turf. With today's win in the Secretariat Stakes. Paddy O' Prado had reeled off three straight win's on turf in the G2 Colonial Turf Cup. The G2 Virginia Derby. And the G1 Secretariat Stakes. He also ran 2nd to Interactif in 2009 in the G3 With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga. Followed by a win in his first start of 2010 in the G3 Palm Beach Stakes on the turf at Gulfstream Park. Paddy O'Prado then ran 2nd to Stately Victor on the synthetic track at Keenland in the G1 Toyota Bluegrass Stakes. Followed by a 3rd place finish on conventional dirt in the G1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Paddy O'Prado's only out of money finish of his career was a 6th place finish on conventional dirt in the 2010 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Clearly, this is quite a talented colt. Who's very multidimensional. Able to run effectively on any surface. But without question. Racing on the turf has been Paddy O'Prado's bread and butter. I wouldn't mind seeing Paddy O'Prado and Gio Ponti in the same race on turf sometime in the near future. To determine who America's best turf horse is in 2010. Because clearly it's either Gio Ponti or Paddy O' Prado. IMO.

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Posted by: Cindy, Vincennes, IN on August 21, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Good! I had faith in him. I always liked his daddy! Think outside of now......Listen up....So many TB's are discarded when their time has gone. I have two of them. If I could I'd take them all in. How many thousands of TB's are discarded each year is unreal! My two have developed such wonderful personalites since they have been here....less than a year. They are wonderful family pets, yes they follow us around....if you let them yet at the same time they can become great performance horses if you want them to be. I know. They are so versatile. Just apply what you know and expect such and the horse will follow and give you even more! Please adopt TB's... Friends of Ferdinand...http://www.friendsofferdinand.org/new/
good site to go and hopefully get horses. This is where I got my two....track listings from a trainer. Love them, do not regret them. Please consider. So many horses each year need help or they go to slaughter, yes United States horses too go even though it is against the law. Shameful. These precious horses that give us pleasure to go through the terrible, horrifiying things. Unreal! Read this........The name “Friends of Ferdinand” is in recognition of a Thoroughbred named Ferdinand who, in 1986, raced to victory at the historical and prestigious Kentucky Derby. One year later, Ferdinand won the Breeder's Cup and was also named Horse of the Year. He captivated the American Public and rekindled the dreams of horse racing internationally. As a racehorse, Ferdinand won eight of 29 starts and earned $3,777,978, retiring as what was then the fifth leading money winner of all time. In 1989 he was retired from racing and sent to stud at Claiborne Farms near Paris, KY. Unfortunately, his foals did not perform well on the track and in 1994, he was exported to Japan for use as a stud in their developing thoroughbred racing program. Still, his offspring did not perform at the track and in 2002, this king of Thoroughbred racing was led to slaughter for human consumption. Why do we let this go on? They deserve better....loving families, so many out there that do not know how to get them....it needs to be make known!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Please.

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