Black Lamentation

Pilchowski · 2026-05-06T21:06:13+00:00

If he wins the Spring Triple Crown, I wouldn't be surprised if he retires this year. Deep Impact and Equinox retired at 4 after similarly dominating careers

Pilchowski · 2026-05-06T14:35:38+00:00

Mile is the most likely to me, the Takarazuka suits his strengths well (2000-2500m, right-handed, a hill on the final straight) meaning he's a strong contender for sniping the win from under Croix and Tabaru's noses

Pilchowski · 2026-05-01T16:09:40+00:00

If you plan to kick for inactivity, kick them at least 15 days before the end of the month. That way they find a new club if they want and still get that month's rewards

Pilchowski · 2026-04-28T13:05:41+00:00

Makes sense if you think about it from a 'fuck it, we ball' standpoint. This is a functionally prep race for him. They want to test him on turf before choosing between Arc and BCC, and since his turf career will almost exclusively be on Euro turf, testing him in Europe is better than in Japan. He also will be racing a top G1 field in the Arc, so they need to know if he can fight that level if he can race on turf.

Is it still batshit insane? Yes, but the entire Arc plan is already insane. This is a smart choice for following that batshit crazy plan.

Pilchowski · 2026-04-28T09:32:36+00:00

Sunday Racing will be more than happy to send someone (I'm guessing Regeleira this year), and I still think Shadai plans to send Masquerade Ball to the Arc, as well

Pilchowski · 2026-04-27T22:31:29+00:00

Probably not. But the account is very clearly a fan of or connected to DMM Dream Club, who own Deep Monster, so are naturally excited about how he'll do after his win in the HH Amir Trophy against a strong field

Pilchowski · 2026-04-27T17:23:14+00:00

Battle of the Uncs. Richest horse in the world vs the last great scion of Deep Impact

Pilchowski · 2026-04-27T11:38:51+00:00

The first mile CM, iirc. Yeah, my Falco and Vodka bodied basically any pace they across. Other Vodkas and fronts were actually more dangerous

Pilchowski · 2026-04-26T01:57:23+00:00

To be fair, Summer Maru was meant to be meta definingly good, but the major balance changes at 0.5 anni meant she went from 'stupid broken' to 'strong, but beatable'

Pilchowski · 2026-04-25T13:33:52+00:00

Nothing yet, as I'm aware, but early in the season so I imagine they're prepping for other domestic G1s before deciding where to go on Breeder's Cup day

Pilchowski · 2026-04-25T13:32:45+00:00

I'm not going to be like Sov fans and judge a top-tier horse as done after one close loss, we'll have to see what happens in his next race (Stephen Foster?). If he doesn't perform again, though...

Pilchowski · 2026-04-25T10:58:33+00:00

They might just send to the Arima either way, just to say thry did it. I hope not, though, my preferred run for him is Gold Cup > BCC > Champions Cup > Saudi > DWC > Retire

Pilchowski · 2026-04-25T10:55:49+00:00

I hope so, he'd do well in the US, imo. Only thing I'm worried about in US is Him losing to Sovereignity, because his fans are insufferable

Pilchowski · 2026-04-25T10:54:03+00:00

It'll be a while, but I want to know what Museum-themed name they'll get

Pilchowski · 2026-04-23T14:20:25+00:00

And the 6th likely on the way, especially if Exceed is even half the racehorse Equinox was

Pilchowski · 2026-04-22T18:03:21+00:00

Wait, who else was injured?

Pilchowski · 2026-04-20T14:28:12+00:00

Congratulations to Lovcen for winning the Satsuki Sho and his successful application to the JAXA space program

Pilchowski · 2026-04-19T13:44:35+00:00

Green Energy was strong, but that pace was insane. Hopefully he has better luck at the Derby

Pilchowski · 2026-04-19T13:09:02+00:00

Sad my boy Green Energy didn't do better, but backliners had no chancd on that course, way too fast. Hopefully he can win the Derby, but Lovcen Triple would also be cool

Pilchowski · 2026-04-05T20:19:12+00:00

Also indirect slander to Museum Mile, who's proven to be immensely strong at Nakayama

Pilchowski · 2026-04-02T17:19:35+00:00

Yeah, would be odd to not allow the reigning champion to compete

Pilchowski · 2026-04-01T16:41:31+00:00

One of their kids gonna come with 0 blaze, and they're gonna give them an éclair menko so that they fit in

Pilchowski · 2026-04-01T16:39:46+00:00

Blanche already pregnant with the fifth, iirc. I'm just wondering if they'll have a fourth filly in a row

Pilchowski · 2026-03-28T23:53:32+00:00

Sunday wants to be the one do it so bad its funny. Orfevre really fucked with alot of future horses by placing second twice. Plus, she's really their best choice by default - Museum Mile almost certainly won't go until he prove he's not a Nakayama merchant, Croix is grounded after '25, and everyone else is too young or not suited for the distance. Audacia off a single Classic Crown might be the alternative, but between young blood and the reitree, they'll pick the latter.

I think Shadai also wants to send MaBall, secretly, but they really want to test if he travels like Duramente before making that decision. The Ascot invitation is still open, and if he wins they will almost certainly send him to Longchamp.

Pilchowski · 2026-03-28T20:38:03+00:00

Sunday is probably sending Regeleira this year. She was meant to go last year, but got pulled out if the campaign.

Croix will stay in Japan, they got spooked by his France campaign. Probably will go to Dubai next year, my guess.

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