Something I read recently made me think he wasn’t in MD, although I always thought he was.
Kris S wasn’t in MD if that is who you are referring to. Maryland has had a lot of really spectacular stallions however
I am trying to recall a MD sire in the late 70’s early 80’s who had a similar name, I suppose. Because I don’t think Kris S would’ve been advertised in the Maryland Horse Stallion issue.
There was a Kris, by Sharpen Up, but he was based in England.
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Smarten?
Maybe Christopher R?
Caveat? Bit later than 70’s-80s.
Wow, no, but I can still hear that race call - was that Howard Cosell??
@snaffle, I personally think it’s a negative thing for the industry, but it’s also obviously an excellent business model for stallion owners since it greatly limits their risk. With stud fees where they are now, most new Kentucky stallions earn back their purchase prices in their first 2 years at stud. The rule of thumb used to be that farms didn’t give up on a horse until he had at least 3 crops of racing age (so, 4yos on the track.) But at the moment, sales results and industry buzz outweigh racing performance ( 
) so there’s no need to keep a stallion around that long if the “right people” aren’t interested in his offspring.
Into Mischief stood his first year at stud in 2009, which was a completely different era as far as stallion management is concerned.
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Show jumping was not suspended during this time. Show jumping competed under a neutral FEI flag
And that is a good enough reason to skip it….did not see where Journalisms camp were making any excuses though and they sure do nit need any excuses. Did hear one of the TV commentators say something along those lines to fill empty air time.
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If Sovereignty had run in and won the Preakness and subsequently the shortened Belmont, that would have kicked off the debate over whether or not it counted as a real Triple Crown.
For what it’s worth I think it would have. The Triple Crown has not always been as it is now. Sir Barton won the Derby and Preakness when they were three days apart. There were four weeks between the Preakness and the Belmont, and the latter race was a furlong shorter at 1-3/8 miles…but Sir Barton won the Withers in between those two races. Omaha had a week between the first two legs, then ran in (and lost) the Withers before closing the deal in the 12 furlong Belmont, four weeks after the Preakness.
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You sound like my people. 
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I think it would’ve but moreso depending on how the horse ran the shortened Belmont. Did he blow away the field?
I always wondered why they couldn’t run the full 1.5 at Saratoga. Can they not because they’d have to set the starting gate on the corner or something?
They would have had to place the starting gate on the turn
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I was screaming as I watched the Manhattan on Sunday. Deterministic was ridden by Kendrick Carmouche, my favorite jockey and the recipient of the 2025 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award.
I believe his daughter (and wife?) are involved in show hunters.
“Louisiana in the house, Baby!”
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I mean, I’ve read this whole thing more times than I can count:
I am not so much current, though. Ouija Board is a great book. I have most of Avalyn Hunter’s books, but darn, I just googled and now have to go order more books
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I had that!
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Huge, isn’t it? I prop it on a pillow pet on my lap so I can read it without holding it
Muriel Lennox’s books are enjoyable about Nearctic and Northern Dancer. She has a great hatred for Horatio Luro.
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I love Avalyn Hunter’s books!
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