No one said that he thought he was a Derby prospect when he claimed him. I'm sure they werent even very concerned about losing him THEN. But the fact is that he now is and was claimed from Ramsey which has to burn his ass.

It should burn his ass - and I'm sure it will.

But he can take some comfort knowing that his big stallion was claimed ... and I believe in a losing effort to Buck Strider no less.

I am sure he is pissed, just as much when he loses 10k on a race. One thing is for sure, he never had a derby horse, so why cry about it now. He is a claiming guru, and a person who likes to be Winning Owner at meets. Maybe he will turn his efforts to a derby owner now.

Yeah, he was trained by the BEST trainer that Ramsey ever employed...:rolleyes:

Have you seen his record when he ships to Beaulah!?

Yeah, we could hit a great clip if we ran horses that are 40-50k claimers with anyone else for 16K at MULEAH.

Fabulous Strike debuted at Tampa within about four or five days of Talent Search's debut. I was down there for it all.

Them was the good ole days! ... back when they didn't charge you for pepsi refills in the clubhouse dining room at Tampa.

Their clubhouse has a dining room?

Yeah.

The one you take the elevator to get to.

He is hardly a guru. His efforts to be a Derby owner have been in place for years.

Riding Teator...one of the few low points for Mott in the 90s...

Riding Teator...one of the many low points for Gary Caple at Presque Isle Downs '08.

can't believe he didn't have Bailey on that one

Anything with a pulse would have been better than Teator...

that and having a horse run a '2' beyer.

I'll toss Big Brown's dam Mien into the race. She was another stellar race mare with a 2 race career ... though her racing career lasted only two weeks.

Track: Churchill Downs
Surface: Dirt
Distance: 10 furlongs
Weight: All horses carry 126lbs







Morning Line & Comments:

Kobla (4/5) Beaten 30+ lengths in both career starts - but has a serious pace advantage and should be able to cruise on a loose lead. Easily owns fields best dirt Beyer.

Mien (7/5) Only horse in field to run a respectable race - but it came on turf. Was barely able to keep contact with the field early on in her lone dirt try and was "distanced"

Ecology (3/1) If Kobla stops to an utter walk after six furlongs and Mien can't handle the dirt again - she could grind out an upset.

I'll take Mien...she's a proven winner. :D

Were there any decent horses in those two Kobla races?

There was no excuse - she just got distanced.

They used to bet Dickinson like a mofo in Maryland - and I'm sure the field she faced 2nd time out was awful.