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To: Nemer who wrote (178)	4/18/2002 6:50:13 PM
From: Ralph W.	Respond to of 1269

Nemer, You're way ahead of me. The only thing I know for sure right now is that two of my bucks will find their way on War Emblem. Incidentally, I just learned that Johannesburg is going to Kentucky. R

To: Nemer who wrote (178)	4/23/2002 8:00:15 PM
From: Racehorse	Respond to of 1269

Thoroughbred owner Ogden Phipps dead at 93 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Ogden Phipps, a longtime cornerstone of the thoroughbred racing industry, died Monday at Good Samaritan Medical Center after a short illness. He was 93. Phipps was a member and past chairman of The Jockey Club, and trustee emeritus of the New York Racing Association. His daughter, Cynthia, owns Kentucky Derby prospect Saarland. "Racing has lost one of the truly great men of the 20th century," said Barry K. Schwartz, chairman and CEO of the NYRA. "When one speaks of 'improvers of the breed,' no one epitomized it more than Mr. Phipps." Phipps was a hands-on owner. "He loved it, it's that simple," said his son, Dinny Phipps. "He loved the breeding side, the foals and the mares. He went every 10 days this winter to see his new crop of 2-year-olds. He got more excited by the breeding side the older he was." Dinny Phipps said his father was intently interested in Saarland and the horse's prospects in the Kentucky Derby - a race his family has never won. "He talked about it last Wednesday and wished her well in the Derby," Dinny Phipps said. "He's been keeping up and was excited for his daughter to have a shot." Saarland's presence in the May 4 race gives Phipps' longtime trainer Shug McGaughey his first Derby starter since 1989, when favored Easy Goer finished second to Sunday Silence. Sunday Silence also won the Preakness that year but his Triple Crown bid was upset when Easy Goer won the Belmont Stakes. Phipps called that race his greatest thrill in racing. "I had waited a long time to win the Belmont Stakes," he said. Dinny Phipps recalled his father's reaction to that victory. "I defy anyone to be as overwhelmed with joy as he was that day," he said. "I was not only blessed to have trained for Mr. Phipps, but I was also blessed to have known him as a person," McGaughey said. "He was not only an icon in this sport, but in this country as well. There are not many people like him left in our world. He was a great man." Phipps was actively involved with thoroughbred racing for about 70 years and raced stakes winners such as Buckpasser and the undefeated Personal Ensign. He won Breeders' Cup races with Personal Ensign in 1988, Dancing Spree in 1989, and My Flag in 1995, and won Eclipse Awards as the nation's leading owner and leading breeder in 1988 and as the nation's leading owner in 1989. Dinny Phipps said Personal Ensign was his father's favorite filly. "Personal Ensign personified everything he believed," he said. "She just had a foal the other day." Personal Ensign retired undefeated, winning all 13 of her races even after being sidelined with a broken left hind leg preparing for the 1986 Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies. She was named champion older filly in 1988, completing her perfect career by beating Derby winner Winning Colors in the Breeders' Cup Distaff in 1988 at Churchill Downs. Phipps was a seven-time United States Court Tennis champion in the mid-1930s and mid-1940s and won the British Amateur championship in 1949. He was inducted into the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001. He attended Harvard and was a Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Besides Cynthia Phipps and Dinny Phipps, he is survived by another son, Robert L. Phipps, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Hans C. Seherr-Thoss. Funeral arrangements will be private.

To: Nemer who wrote (178)	5/1/2002 11:19:35 PM
From: J.T.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1269

OK Nemer.... Get Busy 2002 Kentucky Derby PP Horse Trainer Jockey Sire Earnings 1 Johannesburg Aidan O'Brien Gary Stevens Hennessy $1,006,489 2 Wild Horses Todd Pletcher Rene Douglas Saint Ballado $ 100,000 3 Perfect Drift Murray Johnson Eddie Delahoussaye Dynaformer $ 300,000 4 Lusty Latin Jeff Mullins Glenn Corbett El Prado $ 120,000 5 War Emblem Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza Our Emblem $ 300,000 6 Ocean Sound (Ire) James Cassidy Alex Solis Mujadil $ 107,000 7 Request For Parole Steve Margolis Robby Albarado Judge T.C. $ 129,672 8 Essence Of Dubai Saeed bin Suroor David Flores Pulpit $1,518,000 9 Medaglia d'Oro Robert Frankel Laffit Pincay, Jr. El Prado $ 300,000 10 Buddha H. James Bond Pat Day Unbridled's Song $ 450,000 11 Private Emblem Steve Asmussen Donnie Meche Our Emblem $ 300,000 12 Castle Gandolfo Aidan O'Brien Jerry Bailey Gone West $ 130,035 13 Proud Citizen Wayne Lukas Mike Smith Gone West $ 229,317 14 Harlan's Holiday Ken McPeek Edgar Prado Harlan $1,286,064 15 Came Home Paco Gonzalez Chris McCarron Gone West $ 844,440 16 Saarland Shug McGaughey John Velazquez Unbridled $ 235,000 17 Danthebluegrassman Bob Baffert Kent Desormeaux Pioneering N/A 18 It'sallinthechase Wilson Brown Eddie Martin, Jr. Take Me Out $ 117,000 19 Easy Grades Ted H. West Jorge Chavez Honor Grades $ 190,000 20 Blue Burner Bill Mott Corey Nakatani French Deputy $ 234,500 My take on Saturday before the draw: To:Knighty Tin who wrote (95736) From: J.T. Monday, Apr 29, 2002 11:57 AM View Replies (1) \| Respond to 95745 of 95780 OT I like your idea of 'the field'. Right now, I like Buddha. If I can get him at a decent price, I am going to bet him. Will also work him in with some wheels. Pat Day 10 year itch is up as he last won in 92' with Lil E. Tee. An added bonus for me... Buddha is a gray horse. I have won quite a bit just betting the color. <g> Good Luck Best Regards, J.T.