Is This Finally The End Of Giacomo Goo-Gooism?
 

I know goo-goos die hard ...

... they're tougher to kill than New York cokcroaches ... but ...

... have the Giacomo goo-goos finally reached the end of the road?

Nah ... probably not ... they'll have about 32 excuses for his not winning today ... and 47 reason why finishing fifth was encouraging.

Nope ... they ain't dead yet.

Why ask the question when you answer it? Are you mentally retarded?

If anyone thought Giacomo had any chance in this rave they are insane. And if anyone thinks he will ever run competitvly in G1 races again without an absolute suicide pace is nuts. This horse is the 2nd worst derby winner ever, Gato Del Sol being the worst, and him being 9/2 i think was unreal. He should have been 10-1 in this field while a horse like Super Frolic should have been 5-1.

Ummm ... but you did take the time to read the whole post ... and to respond to it ... didn't you?

Wouldn't you say then ... that my writing style ... at least in your instance ... reflects a genuine ability to involve ... to stimulate ... and to communicate?

You do? Good ... I knew you did!

Ooooops ... there I go again ... asking questions ... and then answering them.

Just because you weren't intelligent enough to bet him at 50-1 on Derby Day last year, that is no reason to hate on the rest of us that were intelligent enough to make that bet.

It's called handicapping....try it sometime. And in no way did I use Giacomo in my bets today. Some of us are smart enough to know when a race sets up for him and when it does not. I have bet Giacomo one time and one time only in my life....and guess what....my ROI with him is FANTASTIC.

GPK layin down the law good stuff. I wish I had him derby day damn.

Ahh ... I see you didn't know ... that on Kentucky Derby day last year ... I was overseas on a secret mission ... dedicating myself to its success ... and succeeding brilliantly.

As a lifetime devotee of thoroughbred racing ... missing the Kentucky Derby like that was a great sacrifice on my part ... but ... I'm such a giving, caring, and genuinely noble person ... that I gladly took on this burden for the sake of all my fellow men and women.

Don't you feel bad now ... I mean really, really bad?

Oh...the shame I feel. I just KNOW a man of your intelligence would have loaded up on Giacomo last year.


GTFOH....d*mn kid sharp as a marble...

Sheriffs was talking BC Classic before the Pacific Classic looks like there is a slight problem with those travel plans:p

Everyone knows that Giacomo is either hit or miss. He could surprise us all again and win the Classic if the race set up exactly the way it needed to for him.

i like lava mans chances better....

As do I, but I know better than to throw out Giacomo because of a poor showing today.

Now ... you're finally making sense.

But ... I'm afraid I'm going to make you feel bad again ... because ... I have another secret overseas mission coming up soon ... which will cause me to miss many of the big races in late September and early October.

However ... I will be back in time for the Breeder's Cup races ... so I'll make it my business then to cheer you up again.

Joy...now I can awake and face the world tomorrow

That's the attitude ... good for you!

How about for poor showings for the past 15 months?

its a brighter day for all of us for sure.

In that case ... my life's work is fullfilled.

Thank you ... thank you all.

Yeah, Giacomo was exposed in the Pacific Classic for the type of horse he really is today -- a Monarchos Jr....he'll be lucky if Adena even stands him in Kentucky...

Actually ...

... I'll be rooting hard for Giacomo to be a successful stallion ... even though the odds are against it.

He reperesents one of the last chances ... if not THE last chance ... for the survival of the Himyar line ... or at least its non-Domino branch.

And there's a chance Giacomo may be successful ... because he doesn't have a drop of Mr. Prospector, Native Dancer, or Northern Dancer blood ... and just a smidgeon of Phalaris blood ...

... so he's almost a complete outcross for any top broodmare.

Please ... Mr. Breeder ... give Giacomo a chance !!!

Don't worry I am sure somebody will pay him to bone, you know the Moss's will be pimpin him out for some $$$$$$:D

Giacomo = Funny Cide. He will get lucky in a couple more races. Unlike Funny Cide, Giacomo will be retired soon.

Let me first say that I'm not a Giacomo fan. He is definitely the worst horse to win the Derby in a long time. But that being said, he still won the Derby. You can't take that away from him. He also won a graded stakes race last month.

The fact that he didn't win today doesn't prove anything. You guys are hilarious. You pull the same crap all the time. One bad race doesn't prove anything. A horse could win 10 times in a row and when he loses his next start, you guys say "See I told you this horse isn't any good. His loss today proved that he's no good. Never mind that he just won 10 in a row."

Now in the case of Giacomo, I tend to agree with you. As I said, he's the worst Derby winner in a long time. But by the same token, I think they've been having some problems with him ever since the Preakness. I think he ran his best in the Derby and I think he ran his best in the Preakness. He got hurt in the Belmont and he's never really been quite the same since. He was never a great horse, but at his best I think he could certainly run better than he did today. If he was at his best, he could have probably finished 3rd or 4th and possibly even 2nd. Look who ran 2nd. Good Reward ran 2nd. He's not much horse on the dirt. Good Reward really isn't even great on the grass. He fluked into a couple of lucky wins.

Hey everyone Bold Brooklynite goes on secret overseas missions.

Hot damn I spilled. OK what do we do now? Do I shoot myself, or do you shoot me, or do we try and kill each other simultaneously? I'll check my secret decoder ring I received in my Oatmeal. Hell of a plan you putting that Oatmeal box in just the right spot in the grocery bossman.

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!

What's wrong with you? Didn't I say they were SECRET?

Stop blabbing it all over the place !!!

I have been on more secret missions to you know where than the average number of times you whack it off in a day.

You secret's safe.

and, once again what a genius you are ... demonstrating your handicapping prowress after the race. Only Mayan King can save you now.

2ND IN (G1)HWD FUTURITY 23'2 46.0 1:10

1ST (G1)KENTUCKY DERBY 45'1 109'2

1ST IN (G2)SAN DIEGO HANDICAP 22'4 46.0 109'4

Yesterday was 46'3 1:11'1

Giacomo has won his share of nice races.Obviously he likes a 46 or quicker pace to chase.If you like to rag on horses, then you can rag on his one dimensional style.It is often said that he is slow.He is slow if they run a 46'3,or a 47.He can beat fast horses if they run a 46'0 or quicker.He can look very bad( until he gets his pitch.)You give him his pitch,and he won't leave it short. If he were to get the pace in the 2003 classic (22.79, 46.35, 1:10.32, 1:34.32,)then I think he would have a shot.Same for the 2002 classic.2004,and 2005...No...All about getting his pitch.

So ...

... what it boils down to is this ...

... if all the other horses collapse from exhaustion ... Giacomo is capable of staying on his feet and passing them.

Yeah ... that's a really ringing endorsement.

Well, bash him then.Seems to get you off to bash a horse who has won 2.2 million.Sometimes other horses get their favored 47 type split,and sometimes he gets his 46 split.He is much more interested when they run a 46 split.They aren't stopping yet, when they run a 46,but he is much comfortable rating off that pace.I would say he is a wild card,and always has been.When people's favorite selections for the Derby failed to win,they took their wrath out on the wild card winner,and they will do that long after he is retired.

I don't get the bashing either. Every year they run the Derby and one horse wins. On that day, whatever the trip he and others got, he was the best. End of story. I guess people can say he's the worst Derby winner of the past 25 years based on their own "expertise", that's their opinion and that's fine. I'm just glad to see horses like him and Funny Cide still racing.

The ridiculous thing is we have an intact Kentucky Derby still running late into his 4yo year and people still want to complain about it.

Exactly...

I'm not complaining about it. It was my own damn fault for not picking Giacomo to win the derby. Nobody else. I actually really like the colt a lot. He's got great conformation and I'm hoping he makes it as a stallion. I'd love to see him win some more races, so he gets a better book of mares, because IMO, we need some "new" blood like his in the breeding shed.

It wasn't your fault Alex should have won the race, he was easily the best horse in the race, but got compromised due to circumstances.

See, I don't agree on that, although I think Alex is a nice horse. The best horse in the race was Bellamy Road and HE got compromised. :p

That horse was going to get compromised every time he wasn't loose on the lead. Too bad it is looking less likely everyday that we'll ever see him on the track again.

Be nice! :mad: :p

I know. It's a damn shame. The talent really was there on him IMO (although the maturity may not have been.)

Yeah it was definitely that and not the splint he popped.(said with a huge roll of the eyes)

I agree, the first mistake was the "farm manager" taking over his training regime and relieving Zito. The farm manager always came off very arrogantly in all of his interviews making up excuses for Bellamy Road. Don't get me wrong Bellamy has alot of talent but I don't think he was ever as good as the Wood made him appear.

P.S. Alex was clearly the best horse in the race ;)