1. All because Frankel had too many turf horses in his barn and wanted to see if Mizzen Mast could transfer his speed from grass to dirt. 2. But then Bobby Frankel decided to enter Fanmore, an accomplished turf horse without experience on the main track. 3. He has never been voted champion turf horse, though, and is unlikely to be this year. 4. He was voted the Eclipse Award winner among turf horses. 5. Lodge Hill, trained by Todd Pletcher, is a more accomplished turf horse than Scatter The Gold, having previously run five times over the grass. 6. Ryafan, who won five straight races in both Europe and America, as best female turf horse. 7. The award for the best male turf horse was won by Singspiel, the British traveler, owned by Sheik Mohammed al-Maktoum of Dubai. 8. Thunder Blitz underachieved at the start of his career because his camp mistakenly thought he was a turf horse. 9. Turf horses have a certain configuration of their feet that allows them to take hold of the grass and run well on turf. 10. Brahms, a formidable turf horse, finished third in just his second start on the dirt. |