Good luck to Team Gary.. 3:25p.. FG 5th..
 

Good luck to Chuck and Bob Gary and Associates with Col. Klink, up in about an hour at Fair Grounds. Rich Scherer handling him for Chuck

5th (2:25)
About 1 Mile (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds Maiden Special Weight | Purse: $42,000

Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Sweetest Rhythm Graham J 120 Blk-Off L
2 Atlantic Slick Valenzuela P A 120 L
3 Colonel Klink Castanon J L 120 FTL
4 Economic Bailout Melancon G 120 L
5 Mizzen's Wake Mena M 120 L
6 Class Flirt Albarado R J 120 L
7 Our Slew O Changes Brown M 120 FTL
8 Running Reality Lanerie C J 120 FTL
9 Monkey Suit Bridgmohan S X 120 FTL
10 Didn't He Ramble Theriot H J II 120 L
11 Spantastic Campbell J M 120 FTL
MTO Market Mover Theriot H J II 120 L

Scavs is onsite with sightseek and FG fan. Look for him on HRTV

Good Luck to Chuck, Bob, and the rest of the connections on a safe and victorious trip.

Best of luck to connections, and most importantly CK. May he come back a safe and sound winner.

Good Luck Bob!

Grumble
 

sorry guys... I used him in the Super and that is why it didn't happen

:(

Very good debut.

Dooley likes the name.....

He'll be very tough next time out.

I agree.

Can you give me a quick recap (odds, trip, finish, etc)? At work and too impatient to wait until tonight to know how it went. Just saw that he ran out of the money, but outside of that, I can't get any more.

14-1

Broke well, sat off the hip of the winner until the far turn. Moved up almost to the winner at the top of the stretch. Winner squirted away, Klink tired a bit late and finished in the pack that included the next 4 or 5 finishers behind the winner.

Flashed decent tactical speed and just tired a bit late. IF he comes back good and can get into another race fairly soon, he'll be tough to handle.

Awesome, sounds like it went pretty well, all things considered.

Thanks for the update, Bigs.

Scavs onsite = Ultimate Mush. :wf

Franny:{>: and Sightseek:{>: will never be the same

Looked to me to have raced a little green...should have learned alot ... good luck to the connections next time out

also looked like he veered out a tiny bit, from being green, in the stretch when he started to tire, which can easily be expected with a FTS. Hopefully he won't do that next time, as it might have cost him a place today.

Comes back good with a start under his belt should make him a force to be reckoned with in the next race.

congrats Bob and Chuck! very nice first start.:tro:

i thought he looked pretty good til right at the end, didn't maintain a straight line the last hundred or so yards-but i look forward to his next for sure. he was loping along pretty easy early on.

i thought so too.

I thought it was a good effort considering the time he missed training the last 6 weeks or so. We sent him down to Richie because even though he was able to get some works in toward the end of December and through January we just didnt get much galloping in. So despite the semi regular work pattern there was a lot of missed time. Was a little surprised that he broke so alertly and showed speed but that will be an asset as he gains fitness and experience. He is an IL bred so as long as Giant Oak stays with the big boys we should be ok. At the very least Scavs was able to have a grand old time!

even more reason to look forward to his next start. i think you guys have a runner.

Chuck, just curious -- from the work, training, etc. perspective -- where was this horse coming from that you weren't able to get much galloping in? Thanks.

Eric

http://www.equibase.com/static/chart...020809USA5.pdf

chart...

Churchill Training (trackside)
In Jan the track was open for 12 days and maybe 1/2 of those days was it good enough to do anything but jog. Today was the first day in Feb it was open. And they closed 4 days for Xmas and new years.

Looking forward to seeing him in Chicago. Best of luck to Bob and Chuck.

at least Scav now knows how a real player rolls ie Richie Scherer. Over/under on Richie's g/f's w/him? 3.

Scav on Bourbon St with my AMEX:eek:

Col. will dominate IL breds

Good work if you can get it.:D

Knowing both Richie and Scav, Scav is in Kenner at the airport in the Bourbon St. Bar and Richie now has a dozen women around him in the French Quarter.

I was very pleased with the result based on the chart, but haven't been able to catch the replay yet. Long story but i missed the live running of it. It's very hard to win 1st out at this time of year because of the experience factor... he showed good tactical speed and beat half the field despite tiring late after chasing the horse I thought was the one to beat... that is a great debut IMO. We love our boy :)

If he used that AMEX at the place he sent me a picture of this morning....:$: :$: :$:

I got the same pic.

AMEX statement could be scary this month.....

No kidding.

Hey Bob, Larry says thanks:tro:

:eek:

:p

Bourbon St. is like Vegas...what happens here stays here...:D

I'm already afraid of the timeline!!!
All I can say is BEADS and HURRICANES!!!

Hurricanes had to knock Scavy for a loop. No way he can stand up to the power of a hurricane.

What happens there stays there....until Scav tosses up a timeline.

In honor of his debut..thnx for all the support

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycKtgZvyGVw

Yea...:o

He did better than I thought with the Hurricanes!!

Fun, fun 2 days at the Fairgrounds.

Thanks to GBob, Scavs and company for letting us share in Col. Klink's debut.

He looked absolutely fantastic in the barn afterwards, feisty, playful and gobbling up his hay!!!
I though he ran a really nice race, open company, first time out and a large field. Can't wait for him to run again.

First off, the picture I sent you guys was just of the area, I DID NOT go into those. I wanted to, but I just had that feeling that it was a real bad idea. New Orleans is like an Outside Vegas. I find it so hilarious that you can get so smashed and then go next door and get lapdances, and then go back and get smashed and then go get more lapdances. I understand how things get out of control down there.

2nd off, I am alive and well. Stomach kinda hurts but it comes with the territory. FGFan warned me about the hurricanes sneaking up on me and after #4, it did :)

I have to thank FGFan, she was absolutely amazing. She took me around and I learned so much about New Orleans and its history and also got to experience stuff that I would have never. All in one night :) I had an amazing time. Thank you again, I really appreciate it.

Now for Klink. F'n hilarious horse. I get there and he is acting calm and collected, I couldn't believe it. No mouthy no trying to smoke other horses, nothing. He get to the saddling ring and I am expecting him to take a bite out of Richie and nothing, he was basically sleeping. Then the race and after the race, GOOD OLE Klink causing a ruckess.

Timeline to come soon, but I will let one hilarious thing leak. After the race and we were to the barn to see him and how he was doing, he is walking and the groom is about to put him back in his stall. He goes into the stall, groom takes the bridal off, and drops something. HILARIOUS KLINK LEAVES the stall and the groom, who is 5'2 maybe 110 starts wrestling with Klink in his belly region. The only thing not out of his stall was his ass. Of course my dumb ass is just staring at him not doing anything watching all this go down. I think Nicole has a great picture of it actually. Classic.

^^not a very good liar:rolleyes:

Ask FGFan, she will tell you. I was more interested in walking the strip and seeing everything in my short time. I have been to a million strip clubs, including the best one ever, Big Al's, in of all places, Peoria, IL.

Lets not turn such a great thread into something ridiculous thread jacket, take it to Eso.

always look forward to the timeline. you looked like and owner in the paddock while saddling.