2009 Wood Memorial (G1) - I Want Revenge Aqueduct Racetrack I Want Revenge overcame a horrible start, traffic problems and seven other three-year-olds Saturday afternoon to win the 85th running of the Grade 1, $750000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Rracetrack by a length and a half over West Side Bernie. In what is certain to be rated as one of the top races of the year, the Stephen Got Even colt thrilled the crowd of 7209, which had made him the overwhelming favorite, with a demonstration of …
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All I can say is, WHAT A HORSE. I called 4 wide at the last turn, and guess what happen 
Keep the hand ride on the down LO!!! I want to make some scratch come Derby Day!!! Not sure if he can deal with a 20 horse field things change fast. 6-8 is different in a field but 20 gets crazy, and hopefully the Horse will control the race and not Talamo!!!
I was going to pull for the ‘Mousse, but now that he may be out for 6-12 months, I am going to pull for this horse, he’s pretty classy. And Rachel Alexandra for the Oaks
everyone seems to be overlooking the fact that he did all the under a HAND RIDE. c’mon folks, even if the competition wasn’t quite up to par, he could’ve beated them by even more if Talamo had so much as touched him with a whip. Clearly Talamo knew he could do it without any more encouragement, and now there is still plenty of horse left for the derby!
I’m with I Want Revenge all the way. Talented horse.
the race proves how good I Want Revenge is, and also proves how much better he is than his competition, i dont like saying the competition was horrible or anything like that, i like saying the winner was by far the best.
Overcome a disastrous start and caught in traffic in the homestretch and still won the race, very impressive. So this horse can come from behind, I guess Mullins has a new strategy in KD.
good performance by revenge but one of the weaker wood fields in recent times.
Hey dumbass, I said AT LEAST 6 months, and that is what all the reports say. And I would think I would know more than you. Stop commenting, you dont know what you are talking about.
Now look whos doing the following.
Btw anyone knows how big I Want revenge is? He looks big (tall and big).
I like Pamplemousse best, but as he is out very sadly with an injury, I’d stake my bet on I Want Revenge. Very nice Gotham and neat Wood.
I don’t know about you, but it feels GOOD to be among the first 3200+ degenerates to watch this replay of the 2009 Wood. Spring had indeed sprung!
not sure who you’re trying to impress. but itll be at least a year not 6 mths
This was an AMAZING race by I Want Revenge. You would be crazy to discount him in any way going into the Derby. Also, Joe Talamo showed more poise than many older and more “seasoned” jockey’s out there to not only not panic, but know that his horse was giving it his all and he NEVER touched the whip. He knew exactly what he had every step of the way. This was a fantastic prep for the Derby. I think there are many talented horses this year–I’ll be betting on Smokin’ Joe and I Want Revenge.
You are all forgetting Quality Road, Friesan Fire, and Dunkirk (if he makes it in). All are proven DIRT horses, and except for the likes of I Want Revenge, none of the west coast horses are proven dirt horses. I will pick an east coast horse for the derby over a west coast horse any day.
The Pamplemousse is out for at least 6 months with a lesion on his tendon.
Ha, if he is healthy the Pamplemousse will run past all of them!
I Want Revenge will be hard to stop in the Derby. An amazing run no doubt. Chocolate Candy rates a big look he will love the dirt and distance. I have questions about Pioneer of the Nile. Papa Clem has improved . The west looks best this year.
That’s right the West Coast will win the Derby, PON has beaten IWR twice, but that was on the cushion track and pro-ride. IWR goes out there and just dominates on dirt. This horse loves the dirt and will love the dirt at Kentucky.
I Want Revenge is a monster! Pioneer of the Nile has beaten him twice. Chocolate Candy finished close behind him as a two-year-old, and Papa Clem finished in front of him, three races ago. The West-Coast has the best horses this year, and I have a feeling when Chocolate Candy hits the dirt, he is going to love it. Too bad that The Pamplemousse had to scratch today, because I think he would’ve run run a 1:35 mile and dusted P.O.N. and Chocolare Candy.
give me a break, Charitable Man would crush this horse in any given day, Wait till the champ runs next week at keenland and then goes straight to Churchill undefeated
