Tiz Wonderful

This is a direct quote from this article. What do you think? Don't you think that first time back against Street Sense is a tall order? Most of the time horses are not the same after an injury like this. I guess he must be doing really well and Asmussen thinks he can compete.

"Asmussen’s other major 3-year-old, Stonestreet Stable’s Tiz Wonderful, is scheduled to work at Churchill Downs July 3. The unbeaten winner of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Jockey Club (gr. II) and Iroquois (gr. II) is being pointed toward a return to competition in the Jim Dandy after being sidelined with a tendon injury."



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[Danzig]

Originally Posted by miles2135

This is a direct quote from this article. What do you think? Don't you think that first time back against Street Sense is a tall order? Most of the time horses are not the same after an injury like this. I guess he must be doing really well and Asmussen thinks he can compete.

"Asmussen’s other major 3-year-old, Stonestreet Stable’s Tiz Wonderful, is scheduled to work at Churchill Downs July 3. The unbeaten winner of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Jockey Club (gr. II) and Iroquois (gr. II) is being pointed toward a return to competition in the Jim Dandy after being sidelined with a tendon injury."



http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=39593

not sure yet where street sense is going, the haskell being a possibility. can't remember just what knocked tiz wonderful out-- a tendon injury, but exactly what? tough spot to come back in, but how else to know what you've got?

[hockey2315]

Tiz Wonderful is a FREAK. . . he broke his maiden at toga last summer very impressively. . .

[whodey17]

Tiz Wonderful would have won at least one triple crown race this year if he was able to compete-just my opinion.

[XIIPointStables]

Agreed. I remember Dan Illman touting him before he broke his maiden so strongly at Saratoga. It's always fun to say you were "at the Spa" the day a great horse gets his first win.

It's just too bad when you chase a horse (Superfly comes to mind) off what you saw at the Spa.

Good to see Tiz coming back.

[robfla]

horses can move forward so much from their 2 to 3 y.o. season

its not a good handicapping idea to base a horse that is unraced at 3 on his 2 y.o. form/ performances.

Yes he ran great @ 2 but can he transfer that to his 3 y.o. season? - look at Dreaming of Anna.. she just matured faster than her 2 y.o counterparts, but they eventually caught up to her at 3

just my 2 cents - its nice to see him make his return

[Linny]

TW looked great at Saratoga last summer. In the paddock, on the track and in the race he was a picture of a well prepared baby. I hope he comes back in a big way. The Jim Dandy is not an easy spot but what options does he have? The alc/opt cl races are for 3 and up and he'd have to go to NW3x which at Saratoga might be tougher than the Jim Dandy.
After the Dwyer we may have a better idea of how some of these colts came out of the TC run-up. If the "derby trail" took a toll on AGS and NoBiz and they have not bounced back a colt like TizW could be sitting in a great spot.

BTW, Curlin is scheduled to arrive in Albany on the 12th and then ship by van to the Spa.