2/22 ATR: Haskin, Mott, Pletcher, Baffert, Calhoun, Evans, DougS
 

Big Monday ATR featuring Steve Haskin for the first half of the show when we'll welcome Bill Mott, Todd Pletcher and Bob Baffert...

In the second half, Bret Calhoun (4 stake wins Saturday) and Bart Evans (Owner-Breeder-Trainer of Wasted Tears) as well as the one and only Doug Salvatore (Erie, PA Times-News) on the Derby Trail preps...

LISTEN LIVE

lol@ Baffert about Bodie :D

Any word on Conveyance Steve?

Nice card save DrugS

yep he sux

Thanks.

Can you please preface your next useful post by posting ahead of time that you plan on saying something that isn't retarded or incomprehensible?

No... but thank you for respectfully asking

I thought the same thing after he opened up on the field entering the stretch after hitting the 3/4s in 1:10 and change.

As long as Todd A Pletcher is ahead of the curve I will take my chances with mission impregnable

As mighty as Todd Pletcher is, it seemed more than a stretch to run that colt (a half to speedy Forest Camp) in the Southwest against Graded stakes types while shipping and stretching out for the first time after a gut-busting losing effort in an 6f allowance race off a layoff.

He's a candidate to go backwards rather than forwards, IMO.

I listened to the show just now.

I agree with Baffert in that he won better than most people seemed to think, but man, are they really still considering Dubai?

I was hoping they'd give that up after the Southwest.

Gotta think Zabeel Racing bought him with Dubai in mind, just like Richard's Kid.

now why would IC care about conveyance??? ;)

Yeah, I'm pretty obvious.

At least I'm not as ridiculous as that Giants Causeway fan that posts here.

Gary Stevens just reported on HRTV that Baffert is leaning towards the Sunland Park Derby with Conveyance.

Hmm.

You must be kidding.

They have been saying very recently Wood or Ark. Derby.

Maybe they're hedging their bets on the possible distance limitations by taking on Grade 3 rivals instead of the top Derby contenders.

The $800,000 purse doesn't hurt either.

21% wire winners at the meet going 8.5f too..

That's a pretty strong argument, too.

I almost forgot I was a jaded cynic: What about appearance fees?

I realize he's not a big time horse just yet, but could Sunland have, in an effort to keep their race "rolling" as a major Derby prep (and maintain the Graded status), forked over some dough to get a contender to line up?