CON-federate vs. Bythemissal TVG pace November 25th!

[wizardofoz]

Currently the sport’s fourth rated horse, Bythemissal has now won four in a row, two races ago of which was a win in the Breeders Crown in 1:48. His mark of 1:47.1 was taken at The Meadowlands in August in a division of the Sam McKee Memorial.

[Bitter Truth]

Too soon to discuss that. Obviously you don't know the draw or other competitors, There will be other horse in there just looking to quiet this match-up talk down..Having said that, barring a horrendous post draw,I say The Missile will prevail.

[Brown jug]

great news for the sport
hope it happens and we see a good race

[wizardofoz]

In the Potomac Pace, Bythemissal took over the lead past a blistering first-quarter of a mile in 26.1 seconds. The son of Downbytheseaside never looked back while setting fractions of 54.1 and 1:20.4 on his way to a final clocking of 1:48 for the mile. The final time was the fastest turned in by a 4-year-old in Rosecroft history.

“He’s just a great horse,” said Gingras, the leading money-winning driver in North America this year. “He can do it any which way.”

[wizardofoz]

It will not just be the 2 horses but the 2 drivers battling it out as well.......Yannic k vs. Timmy!.........Tattoo Artist remains highly formidable. Stallion plans were announced for him this past week as well, and with Tattoo Artist to stand stud in 2024, the FanDuel Championship was stated to be the end of the 6-year-old’s illustrious career.

[Generation XYZ]

Rooting for an upset and watching Bowden loose his mind.

[Harness racer]

Can ALLYWAG pull one out of nowhere?

[Mailbox Money]

This should be a REAL race for Confederate,not the let him clear and hope to hang on for 2nd money like we've been seeing! I hope that we get a  balls to the wall slugfest to end the season!

[wizardofoz]

IF CON-federate does beat these older horses it will definitely add to his legacy........"IF" he can win.  Hopefully the track will be dry and no rain at all that night.

[Generation XYZ]

I'm predicting an UPSET, and Bowden getting choked up. If there is one loss you can be sure he retires immediately, with some bullshit story the horse wasn't himself, or sustained some injury ending his career. Now thats how the good old fashioned Diamond Creek Fucking will unfold.

[hoosierboy]

Confederate is an amazing horse.  It’s never an easy task stepping up against older horses

[Stan durbread]

N shame in a 3yr old getting beat by older horses

[AlsoEligible]

Can ALLYWAG pull one out of nowhere?

It would be best for the sport if one of the geldings would win. Just a little over a year ago Allywag Hanover, decided on a different ending for the Bulldog race at the Red Mile. If this is Tattoo Artist's last race, they will pull out all the stops. Burke usually has more than one entry in a race like this. This could be the race where Lou's Pearlman picks up the pieces at the end. Burke has had horses do that before in races like this. One thing for sure, in nearly every race Confederate has been in, it was hard to make a case for more than one other horse. This will be the toughest field he has ever faced. He does have a built in excuse since it is older horses.

[theokodjak26]

Confederate is an amazing horse.  It’s never an easy task stepping up against older horses

Not being a trainer I am always trying to understand why a very fast 3 year old has a tougher time beating older horses, especially if the 3 year old is just faster. Do racehorses actually get intimidated racing against older horses?

[Foalin at 4]

Not being a trainer I am always trying to understand why a very fast 3 year old has a tougher time beating older horses, especially if the 3 year old is just faster. Do racehorses actually get intimidated racing against older horses?

    Yes they do!