Weekend Stakes Beyers: Taiba 101, Zandon 98, Mo Donegal 96
KEE Blue Grass S (G1): Zandon 98 (Upstart) C. Brown/F. Prat
KEE Madison S (G1): Just One Time 95 (Not This Time) B. Cox/F. Prat KEE Shakertown S (G2): Golden Pal 109 (Uncle Mo) W. Ward/I. Ortiz KEE Appalachian S. (G2): Spendarella 89 (Karakontie-JPN) H. Motion/T. Gaffalione KEE Commonwealth S (G3): Prevalence 98 (Medaglia d'Oro) B. Walsh/T. Gaffalione KEE Ashland S (G1): Nest 92 (Curlin) T. Pletcher/I. Ortiz KEE Transylvania S (G3): Sy Dog 81 (Slumber-GB) H. Motion/I. Ortiz KEE Lafayette S: Old Homestead 94 (Overanalyze) B. Brinkman/T. Pompell KEE Beaumont S. (G3): Matareya 96 (Pioneerof the Nile) B. Cox/F. Prat KEE Palisades S: Slipstream 90 (More Than Ready) C. Clement/J. Rosario AQU Wood Memorial S. (G2): Mo Donegal 96 (Uncle Mo) T. Pletcher/J. Rosario AQU Carter H (G1): Speaker's Corner 114 (Street Sense) W. Mott/J. Alvarado AQU Gazelle S (G3): Nostalgic 86 (Medaglia d'Oro) W. Mott/J. Ortiz AQU Bay Shore S (G3): Wit 90 (Practical Joke) T. Pletcher/J. Ortiz AQU Distaff H (G3): Glass Ceiling 98 (Constitution) C. Baker/D. Davis AQU Danger's Hour S: City Man 99 (Mucho Macho Man) C. Clement/J. Rosario AQU Top Flight Invitational S: Exotic West 89 (Hard Spun) G. Sciacca/J. Castellano SA Santa Anita Derby (G1): Taiba 101 (Gun Runner) T. Yakteen/M. Smith SA Santa Anita Oaks (G2): Desert Dawn 88 (Cupid) P. D'Amato/U. Rispoli SA Monrovia S (G2): Brooke Marie 88 (Lemon Drop Kid) E. Kenneally/J. Hernandez SA Royal Heroine S (G2): Going Global-IRE 87 (Mehmas-IRE) P. D'Amato/U. Rispoli SA Evening Jewel S: Power Surge 82 (Straight Fire) B. Wright/R. Gonzalez SA Echo Eddie S: Smuggler's Run 76 (Straight Fire) R. Baltas/J. Bravo SA Providencia S. (G3): Cairo Memories 90 (Cairo Prince) R. Hess/M. Smith SA John Shear Mile S: Royal Ship-BRZ 103 (Midshipman) R. Mandella/M. Smith SA Siren Lure S: Bran-FR 91 (Muhaarar-GB) J. Sadler/U. Rispoli OP Rainbow S: Whelen Springs 83 (Street Sense) J. Ortiz/G. Saez OP Rainbow Miss S: Punchy Girl 57 (Street Strategy) J. Barkley/E. Gonzalez MVR Howard B. Noonan S: Country Club Bobby - (Shanghai Bobby) J. Radosevich/S. Leon |
To quote the great Turo Escalante about Taiba:
“That’s one running motherf$&er.” |
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Lo and behold, the Santa Anita Derby itself was conducted in a 5-horse single file team workout. Any of those horses will be in for a rude awakening once they are caught between horses, boxed in, pummeled by kick back, or in tight quarters with a fast pace and additional furlongs to negotiate. Horse clearly has talent, but I won't be thrilled when Taiba is toast before September. |
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Curiously, Taiba is actually nominated to the Lexington Stakes next week...under Rodolphe Brisset's name. Maybe they really are taking an untraditional path. Perhaps Ken McPeek can lease him for the St. James' Palace. |
I also don’t know that it’s really going far out on a limb to suggest that a 3yo who didn’t run as a 2yo and didn’t debut until 3/5….could have issues that cause a premature retirement. Maybe the thinking that tomorrow may not come leads to getting what you can today.
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The question becomes: Why does Taiba have issues? Is it inherent weakness or bad training or a combination thereof? Taiba was training forwardly between April and June of last year until he was not. Instead of being thrilled by his likely "flash-in-the-pan" career, the reality is most likely that we missed out on seeing this colt in perhaps a very successful traditional West Coast 2yo campaign (Best Pal, DM Futurity, Norfolk, etc). Mulitply that by however many other "prospects" also fell by the wayside (and will or will not ever make it back) and we get what we got: Perhaps the worst BC Juvenile of all time. And now perhaps one of the worst Kentucky Derbies of all time. Unless Tiz the Bomb wins it and goes on to Epsom Derby glory. |
“Chastised and belittled”
Wowzers |
Aqueduct was great yesterday ok they didn't have 30000 people like perhaps they would have in the 70s that said people were having a good time and the world looked pre covid for the afternoon.
Did the track slow down from the Distaff to the Carter? |
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How did Speakers Corner (114) get such a big number compared to Glass Ceiling's(98) Distaff performance after running only .37 seconds faster ?
No way the track changed that much - 16pts !? |
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Beyer visits ATR 9:20 Monday for his annual post-prep recap and to specifically talk about Taiba..
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Glass Ceiling and Kept Waiting both were on massive tears (consecutive multi-length wins) albeit against lesser. |
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