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Might enter and go in the Preakness.

Story at DRF:
http://www.drf.com/news/article/84881.html

Good Spot for him

Should we see Soaring By in Sir Barton???

I thought I posted that yesterday or Saturday.

I was just going to post this in the Preakness thread.
the plot thickens.

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Notes 2007 Derby Hopeful
Activity type Workout
Activity date 05-14-2007
Track Belmont Park
Surface Dirt
Distance 4 Furlongs
Workout type Breezing
Workout time 0:48.44
Track condition Fast

are you taking a birthday away from him?




SOARING BY (USA) dkb/br. C, 2004 DP = 7-0-5-0-0 (12) DI = 3.80 CD = 1.17 - 5 Starts, 2 Wins, 1 Places, 0 Shows Career Earnings: $64,200

Owner: Dogwood Stable
Breeder: Monticule
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 5 Starts: 2 - 1 - 0, $64,200

Foaled 2/23/04

I was drunk...and sadly away from the computer during that time.

care to elaborate? I am pretty sure Soaring By is a 3yo.

Was thinking of someone else..

Thats what I thought. Showing Up maybe?

Was it the first or second beer that did you in?

Hard to say.

I started with drinking Jack and Coke's (through a straw...like a homo) ---a little later I was made to do a couple of shots of Jose with a girl I knew from school, and my brother and his fiancee.

Later on, I was pretty much going around and drinking from other peoples drinks and saying "Narh...alchool is a sanitizer." I guess I didn't want to spend anymore....no one kicked my ass for it. Needless to say I puked pretty bad later that night.

Excellent choice. Pimlico is definitely a track made for a dead closer. I'm putting $5,000 across on him.

The plot for which horse rounds out the super?

To be fair, plenty of horses have won the Preakness in recent years from well off the pace.

But don't you think the pace of the race will set up well for him? Doesn't mean he'll win, but I can't blame Pletcher if he takes a shot with this one here.

No. Pimlico has been a merry-go-round this year and I really can't see Hard Spun or Street Sense coming back to the field.

Well that's good to know. I am pretty sure that I only watch three races a year on this track (this one along with the BES and the Pim Special) so I have no idea how the track has been playing.
I just thought CQ would benefit from all the speed in the race, but if speed is holding up that well, I guess Hard Spun might be the play.

I was hoping Any Given Saturday would be entered. Although he had no shot of beating the top two in the derby, he was given no shot of placing due to Gomez moving him outside before the turn instead of waiting for the opening, which in fact occured a split second after he moved wide, on the inside. He easily could've finished third. Why Gomez decided to go wide on a track that was clearly favoring the rail is beyond me.

Would be nice to see John R. take over again.

I think you are getting some bad information there.

There were 7 routes run at Pimlico last week. One 5 to 2 shot won wire to wire. A 2 to 5 shot won from third early. The other 5 were won from the back.

Don't base handicapping opinions on internet threads, do the work.

Now that's hardcore.

Who is gonna ride who now thats the biggest question??

Gomez messed up on AGS in the Derby
Johnny V messed up on CQ in the Derby

Should have been SS,Hard Spun,AGS,CQ Super!!!

Now

Johnny V is said to have to mount on King of the Roxy

Do they let Gomez ride CQ or??

Now if only we can get DrugS to listen.

Well, thanks for the scolding, but if you'll notice I said "IF the speed is holding up that well...."
I assure you I don't "base handicapping opinions on internet threads" and I only bet on races in which I have "done the work."
Thanks for the pointless and blatantly obvious advice.
Hey by the way.....if I were you I wouldn't place large win bets on the horse I thought was the worst horse in the race. That is a bad strategy too.

I anxiously await your selections for the Preakness. Can't wait to be enlightened by yet another industry insider.

When exactly did CJ ever refer to himself as an " industry insider ".

Geez, all the guy did was post some facts about the recent races at Pimlico. Now he's getting attacked?

I don't see people "attacking" him. His post to me was ridiculously condescending, and when someone addresses me in that manner, I will respond.

Lets not use rational thinking at Derby Trail. Track supers don't soup up the course on big days. That's a silly urban legend. The preakness will be won by a deep closer. Promise.

Gomez would ride, I assume. He has mounts on the other stakes races there Friday, but no mount confirmed for the Preakness on Saturday. I assume Johnny V will keep his commitment to Team Valor and King of the Roxy.

I think you made a mistake in determining the tenor of his post. I've seen his posts for years on the internet and he's hardly someone who takes cheap shots. Since I also know you are more than a reasonable person I just think this is one of those " internet misunderstandings. "

Fair enough.

I second this notion...I was down there for a week plus at the end of April, first week of May, and 75% of the races were merry go rounds. Granted, things may have changed in the interim, but I tend to think not.

The gate to wire finish he was speaking of was a claimer, which most of the races have been, and the half was in a 48 and the finishing time was a 1:47 and change. Crawling home and the top three ran 1-2-3 practically the whole race. Now if they couldn't close at those snail fractions how in the hell is CQ going to close from +10 out and win?

He's a toss outside of bottom exotic savers. That's my opinion. If it's a "bad" opinion well that's fine. I don't need someone telling me it is and then offering nothing but half a stand's in retort.

never a factor to win, yes I agree. But he was 4 wide on the first turn and I'm not sure how wide (at least 6 wide) on the 2nd.. he finished less than 2 lengths from Curlin... I think he had a chance at the super.

This is a pleasant enough exchange of info from a variety of well-informed parties... No one is being intentionally condescending or vitriolic... So.. let's quell the rhetoric..

miraja

i like your signature, I too agree that was the best race I have ever seen....especially since the best horse won~

Yeah, I've been a CQ supporter, but must admit I'm losing faith. 'wildandcrazyguy appeared to outkick CQ in the stretch, and he had an even wider trip!
I'm not sure the track conditions and pace of the Preakness will set up well enough for CQ to win... or if he's even good enough to win it anyway. Obviously, it's way too early to predict anything yet.

I dont see any scenario that would allow CQ to win this race. To me, he is a non-factor. He might pick up some pieces to get 5th. I am really interested to see how Hard Spun performs in the Preakness. I think he will back-up to the field this time.