I hate no resolution so I will give you an offer you can't refuse Steve. I don't care what race she goes in or who her competition is. I will give you a minimum of 2-1 on My Conques to win for a 100 bucks. She goes off higher, you get the track odds. She goes off lower, which is likely, you still get 2-1. These are friend prices. Deal or no deal.

I was impressed with Strong Mandate at Saratoga. Was not to happy with his performance in the Champagne. I know he broke on top and the rider reached up and rated him out of the race. But after watching the replay this colt did not pick up the bit when the real race started, and actually drifted out badly through the stretch. Read that Lukas is changing to Rosario for the BC, understandably. Going to have to see how he breezes over the SA surface before i make up my mind about using him in the Juvy..

I couldn't care less about My Conquistadory. My response was to your flippant and erroneous assessment of Casse.

I supplemented my assessment of Casse for you, ie, that his horses run at some tracks and not others...see the Pacific Classic this year as an example.

I think it is very difficult to not be personally attached to some of the trainers when you have them on the radio all the time. I understand that....It is ok for me or anyone else to have an opinion about a trainer's runners without it being flippant. Fact is, he's been dead money the last few years with runners at SA....and he has surely had 2 yr old talent to compete....I wish you had taken the bet. I needed a new pair of shoes.

I guess Churchill Downs does not Count over the Last 3 Spring meets we are winning at a 24% Clip 18 wins out of 76 Starts. Which includes a Grade 1.

Yes, one of the ones....though less so on the dirt.

Whether or not Steve is friends with Mark Casse doesn't change that he used facts to completely refute your claims, which you cannot, and did not, back up with facts. As someone who spends an awful lot of time looking up trainer statistics, and trying to decide which ones are worth offering to the public, I can tell you that you need to be careful with them. The first thing I often look at is the odds of the horses in the sample. Just as you don't want a sample skewed by one long priced winner, you don't want a poor statistic where the vast majority were longshots.

You don't want to bet Casse horses in the BC, fine, and personally I think My Conquestadory has the look of one of the more overrated horses I have seen recently, but none of that changes that Steve gave FACTS...you did not. At least have the decency to say thanks, and not take some personal shot at him.

What personal shot? I said thank you for the research....Odds in BC races are all over the place, that proves little as to a horses chances. Look at what Romans wins with and doesn't in the BC....The last few years at SA, Casse's horses have stunk and he had highly ranked 2 yr olds.

By the way, when I used facts to dispute your rebate claims last week, I missed where you had the decency to admit you were wrong?

Does any know what Casse's record is at Santa Anita overall non breeders cup? If I recall correctly when I lived out there he would come down to the winter meet with Husbands or Ramsammy and did not do very well.

Randall better watch out you don't want to be called stupid by BTW!!

Not headed to the BC. She's entered for the 8th race at Delta on Friday.

Has anyone already done the work to identify 2YOs that haven't raced with Lasix? And how much do you plan to incorporate that into your selections now that we can compare to last year at least.

Kendalls boy in juvy?
 

Steve, I didn't see Kendall's boy in your juvy list. Thought his run behind Havana was a good one. Broke maiden at Churchill and, I believe, didn't like poly and rain in the breeders futurity.

GARY YOUNG'S CLOCKER J-JF-JT-JFT NOTES:


J-DANCE WITH FATE (10/19) 6 furlongs in 1.12.4: Nice looking horse, good moving horse, but distance limitations make me feel he’s a 1-turn horse. I don’t want him at a 1-1/16 miles but this was a good work.


J-NEW YEAR’S DAY 5 furlongs in 59.1, splits of 24.1, 35.3, and a gallop out in 1:12.4: Had a small boo-boo and didn’t run in Frontrunner. Worked good, broke in front of older workmate. Worked good on a fast track. I could see him running okay on Breeders’ Cup Day. Don’t like the fact he missed his last audition but he’s not a bad horse.


JF-SECRET COMPASS (10/21) 5 furlongs in 1.00.3, splits of 37.1 and a gallop out in 1.13.3: In company with Miss Personality. After her last prep, I thought Secret Compass might be one of the few local horses who might make some noise in the 2-year-old races.


JF-SHE’S A TIGER (10/20) 6 furlongs in 1.10.4, splits in 45.2: There are fast works you love, fast ones you like and fast works you can’t wait to bet against. This is one you can’t wait to bet against. She threw Stevens into the backseat at the pole and then just finished very average.


JF-FASCINATING (10/21) 5 furlongs in 1.00.1, splits of 36.3, and a gallop out in 1.14.00: Worked with maiden Streaming, started 2 behind and stayed 2 behind. I’ve been on this filly all along. She was disappointing in her last prep to me, but she can run.


JFT-CLENOR (10/18) 4 furlongs in 47.1, splits of 23.4: Bejarano up, looked good, not overly imposing filly, but nothing to knock.


JT-DIAMOND BACHELOR (10/17) 5 furlongs in 59.2, splits in 34.2: Started 7L behind sacrificial lamb and blew past him; he was pulling more than you’d like to see. Has been on the bit, and this pulling stuff has me very concerned. Fast early/slow late.

Bill,

He is not included as a contender on BC's list and I can't see how they go here after that Futurity, but I'll check with Amoss later this morning..

Breeders' Cup Juvenile, $2 million, 1-16 miles, 2 year olds

1- Havana (Todd Pletcher/Irad Ortiz)
2- Tap It Rich (Bob Baffert/Mike Smith)
3- Bond Holder (Doug O'Neill/Mario Gutierrez)
4- Strong Mandate (D. Wayne Lukas/Joel Rosario)
5- Dance With Fate (Peter Eurton/Rafael Bejarano) -- Juvenile Turf
6- We Miss Artie (Todd Pletcher/John Velazquez)
7- New Year's Day (Bob Baffert/Martin Garcia)
8- Diamond Bachelor (Patrick Biancone/Julien Leparoux) -- Juvenile Turf
9- Cleburne (Dale Romans/Corey Lanerie)
10- Mexikoma (Rick Mettee/Shaun Bridgmohan)
11- Conquest Titan (Mark Casse/Eurica Da Silva)
12- Smarty's Echo (Anne Smith/E. T. Baird) -- Juvenile Turf
13- Medal Count (Dale Romans/TBD)



Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, $1 million, one mile turf, 2-year-old males

1- Bobby's Kitten (Chad Brown/Javier Castellano)
2- Bashart (Todd Pletcher/John Velazquez)
3- Diamond Bachelor (Patrick Biancone/Julien Leparoux) -- Juvenile
4- Aotearoa (Leonard Powell/Corey Nakatani) -- Supplementing
5- Poker Player (Wayne Catalano/Channing Hill)
6- We Miss Artie (Todd Pletcher/John Velazquez) -- Juvenile
7- Bon Accord (Antonio Sano/Eddie Castro)
8- Giovanni Boldini (Aidan O'Brien/Joseph O'Brien)
9- Got Shades (Danny Pish/Joe Talamo)
10- All Cash (D. Wayne Lukas/Ricardo Santana)
11- Dance With Fate (Peter Eurton/Rafael Bejarano) -- Juvenile
12- Home School (Doug O'Neill/Mario Gutierrez)
13- Ontology (Simon Callahan/Rafael Bejarano)
14- Smarty's Echo (Anne Smith/E. T. Baird) -- Juvenile
15- Outstrip-GB (C. Appleby/M. Barzalona)
16- Wilshire Boulevard-IRE (A. O'Brien/Ryan Moore)
17- Shamshon-IRE (Richard Hannon/Frankie Dettori)
18- Arpinati-GB (Stefano Botti/TBD)



Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, mile and a sixteenth, 2-year-old fillies

1- Concave (Doug O'Neill/Patrick Valenzuela)
2- She's a Tiger (Jeff Bonde/Gary Stevens)
3- Untapable (Steve Asmussen/Rosie Napravnik)
4- Sweet Reason (Leah Gyarmati/Alex Solis)
5- Fascinating (Bob Baffert/Rafael Bejarano)
6- Artemis Agrotera (Mike Hushion/Jose Lezcano)
7- Secret Compass (Bob Baffert/TBD)
8- Rosalind (Ken McPeek/Joel Rosario)
9- Dancing House (Kiaran McLaughlin/Irad Ortiz)
10- Designer Legs (Dallas Stewart/Shaun Bridgmohan)
11- Ria Antonia (Jeremiah Englehart/Jose Ortiz)
12- Madly Truly (Mark Casse/P. Husbands)
13- Scandalous Act (Kathleen O'Connell/Eduardo Nunez)
14- My Conquestadory (Mark Casse/Eurico Da Silva) -- JF Turf (2)



Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, Grade 1, $1 million, 1 mile turf, 2-year-old fillies

1- My Conquestadory (Mark Casse) -- Juvenile Fillies
2- Vorda-FR (Philippe Sogorb/Olivier Peslier)
3- Clenor-IRE (Doug O'Neill/Rafael Bejarano)
4- Testa Rossi-FR (Chad Brown/Jose Lezcano)
5- Sky Painter (Kiaran McLaughlin/Luis Saez)
6- Kitten Kaboodle (Chad Brown/Alan Garcia)
7- Granny Mc's Kitten (Chad Brown/Javier Castellano)
8- Nesso (Vann Belvoir/Martin Garcia)
9- Colonel Joan (Eoin Harty/Joe Talamo)
10- Al Thakhira-GB (Marco Botti/TBD)
11- Chriselliam-IRE (C.B. Hills/Olivier Peslier)
12- Dancing House (Kiaran McLaughlin/Irad Ortiz) -- Juvenile Fillies
13- Flying Jib (Dermot Weld/Pat Smullen)
14- Ready to Act (Chad Brown/Rajiv Maragh)
15- Rosaling (Kenny McPeek/Victor Lebron)
16- Street Sailing (Bill Helmbrecht/TBD)

I would think that the post draws would make up Casse's mind over which direction to go with My Conquestadory. No brainer....

Have to think they go in the JF Turf. Don't think Casse want to run on dirt with no lasix.

What would Lasix have to do with it? There is no lasix in JF Turf either.

How about the fact that the filly is by Artie Schiller, and never been on dirt before?

oh no, i see medal count is listed in juvenile???? why on earth is romans doing this? I kinda like this horse as I said on an earlier thread. Steve, is there any reason why Romans is thinking about entering him?? seems WAY over his head at this point in his career and I just hope it doesn't ruin him. if he trains out in Calif. Steve can you let me know how it goes? just don't see a 2yr old Dynaformer doing well but I hope im wrong.