2/23: KNS tires to 6th in Tampa ALW
 

Made it in race 6 Saturday... Will try to post entries...yahoo!!!

Interesting to see E Prado at Tampa on Sat.



Tampa Bay Downs - February 23rd, 2008 - Race 6
Estimated Local Post Time: 2:49 PM
Race Type: Allowance
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Four Year Old and Upward
Sex: Fillies and Mares
Purse: $20,200
Distance: About One And One Eighth Miles
Surface: Turf

Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Golden Celebrity (KY) 4 Filly 118 Pablo Morales
2 Pecunia (FL) 4 Filly 118 Dean P. Butler
3 Paris Winds (IRE) 5 Mare 118 Edgar S. Prado
4 Allnightdance (FL) 4 Filly 118 Jose A. Velez, Jr.
5 Chasing the Song (KY) 4 Filly 122 Willie Martinez
6 Royal Sneak (FL) 4 Filly 118 Yamil Rosario
7 Hurricane Nikki (FL) 4 Filly 118 Luis Antonio Gonzalez
8 Kickin N Screamin (KY) 5 Mare 118 Daniel Centeno
9 Electric Sky (ON) 5 Mare 118 Vernon Bush
10 Lisas Medal (MD) 5 Mare 118 Carlos Montalvo
AE Madame Brillon (KY) 4 Filly 118 Jose A. Velez, Jr.
AE Pepper Spray (FL) 4 Filly 118 Andrew R. Ramgeet
AE So Gracious (NY) 4 Filly 118 Craig Phillip Faine
AE Love Gem (MD) 6 Mare 118 Hector Salazar

Prado is in to ride Cosmonaught in the 8'th.

Its is great that she will be racing this weekend, but unless the race comes up real soft Saturday, let's hope that she gets in Friday.

M/L
 

Paris Winds 7-5
Hurricane Nikki 7-2
Madam Brillon AE 4-1
KNS 5-1

The big day for GP is Sunday this weekend so Prado and Chavez can take the Southwest airlines hop up on Sat.

Paris Winds looks awfully tough in this spot. Thought KNS would be higher odds on M/L, still hoping to get in Friday. Maybe they are on to all the DT money on our horses.

Mike:

Did you get much rain today? How likely will they be "off" tomorrow?

I haven't looked at the PPs but - if they are off the turf, I don't see her catching up to them...
I'm just saying the turf is kinder to her style.

maybe things have changed

I don't know.

wouldn't mind finding out how she can do against $20k alw horses vs $18k psuedo claiming (meaning no one will pay $50k for a $20k horse)

after she wins Saturday there's a nice stake race on the Tampa Bay Derby undercard. :D

I started out the day in SC and just got home.

My 6yr old said it didn't rain all day. Not sure if I believe her.

Okay, just checked with my wife and she verified the 6yr old's statement.

Radar has very scattered rain, tomorrow's forecast is for 20% chance.

They'll be on the turf tomorrow.

go kns gets the good rider..

So is the preference to run Friday or Saturday?

The Friday race seems like a much easier spot if KNS gets in. I can't speak for Chuck and Steve but I believe that would be the choice.

After looking over past performance we'd be better off starting from an auxilliary gate on Friday than going on Saturday. She runs her best on Friday and we win. She runs her best on Saturday and we hope to not be too many length behind Paris Winds and maybe grab second.

We will run Friday if given the chance which is remote. Motts horse looks tough in the Allowance race but that is the hand we are dealt. I actually hope it rains on Sat, Mott scratches, we run with a shot and at the least get a special date that gets us into any race we want next time.

it's a thrill just to be nominated.:D


at any rate, best of luck to our gal. here's hoping she gets in friday (ya neva know) or that she runs her ass off saturday--either way, that she comes back just fine.

Did she get in for today or are you guys going tomorrow?

we will know around 11:15 AM.

No scratches as of 9:30

Do you have any idea what is the latest that someone will scratch in order for us to get in ?

I believe 10 am at Tampa but it is very unlikely to happen

OK...Thanks .

I wonder what the story is with Paris Winds. Seems like being graded stakes placed if she had an injury that kept her out for all of '07 they would have bred her. Wonder if she's infertile or something. She could easily be prepping for stakes company here, just our luck.

well came to work after toughing out ice storm #25 yesterday and wearing lucky everything just in case she gets in - will check back later to see what happens... hope KNS is staying cool, calm and collected in the meantime and not kickin and screamin already, g/l Chuck, TC, Socks and whoever else is on the grounds with her...

Friday, February 22, 2008

TRACK: Fast
TURF: Firm
Portable rail: at 22 feet

Weather: Mostly Cloudy � lower 80�s

Pick 6 CARRYOVER: $12,379.60

Scratches

2/22/2008

Race # Horse # Name
3 5 Truthsayer
4 2 Roundtripper
7 11 King Classic
7 12 Ransom Ridge
7 13 Holding the Check
7 14 Catonine
10 11 On a High Cloud
10 12 Kickin N Screamin
10 13 Golden Policy
10 14 Stephi Babe
11 7 Touched by a Halo
11 9 Good Trouble

We are officially scratched today

Thanks for the ""heads up"" on the scratch...!

thanks for the update Chuck (uh my employer thanks you also...) - everone have a good Friday...

Can't wait for tomorrow... I already gassed up the car for the ride from Boca!
Look forward to seeing everyone again.
Rick

Does anybody have the PPs for the race tomorrow?

PM me your e-mail. I will send PP's.

geez louise

Maybe Paris Winds will hate the Tampa Bay course, get bored and quit on her own.

Just like the real Paris, she's goin' down.

Well, the pace horse today would have been tough to run down. We might have been another fast closing 2nd battling the 6 horse. At least if we run 2nd tomorrow we just lost to a very good horse rather than being beat by a poor pace scenario.

Just FYI.....Now they're sayin' 50 % chance of rain. Plan accordingly.

Hope it holds off til after the race.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/trave...ation&dayNum=1

Off the turf would mean no Paris Winds so might not be a bad thing. Electric Sky looks dangerous if it goes off the turf though (she's probably really dangerous in a thunderstorm).

I don't know if Chuck would run if the track came up really off. Even without Paris Winds I see some others that could pose a problem. Not nearly as bad as P.W. though.

It's an open allowance we are putting a horse we claimed for $20,000 in, not going to be easy no matter what. I think I'd be happier with a few horses that could pose a problem instead of one that definitely poses a huge problem.

Maybe KNS says...."F...it" and just beats them all !!

Would be fricken awesome.