El Gato Malo

[TheSpyder]

That was a very impressive win for only his third race. Is this horse great? Just kidding but definatley one to keep an eye on.

Spyder

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

That was a very impressive win for only his third race. Is this horse great? Just kidding but definatley one to keep an eye on.

Spyder

Join the bandwagon. I listed him as my second ranked 3yo recently.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

That was a very impressive win for only his third race. Is this horse great? Just kidding but definatley one to keep an eye on.

Spyder

They went crazy up front.....that track looks good now, why rip it up

That was a clown shoes race.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

That was a clown shoes race.

I was track side and could not beleive how fast they went. 44 for the half, crazy. The track looks bad down towards the rail.

[rontheman1964]

Imagine the look on Bejarano's face when Baffert told him, "Go out and let him rip from the gate. Go 1:07 and change and we outta be able to coast home from there."

How did 3 top-notch jockeys run their horses into the ground like that? What did the trainers learn about their horses' that anyone here on this board couldn't have told them? Horses don't go 1:07 in a mile race and still hang around to win the race. You don't have to know alot to be able to figure that much out. If any one of the 3 riders would have pulled his horse back off of the pace on the backstretch he would have been in the perfect spot and the race may had a different finish.

Was this race the product of the track being too fast and favoring speed too much?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by rontheman1964

Imagine the look on Bejarano's face when Baffert told him, "Go out and let him rip from the gate. Go 1:07 and change and we outta be able to coast home from there."

How did 3 top-notch jockeys run their horses into the ground like that? What did the trainers learn about their horses' that anyone here on this board couldn't have told them? Horses don't go 1:07 in a mile race and still hang around to win the race. You don't have to know alot to be able to figure that much out. If any one of the 3 riders would have pulled his horse back off of the pace on the backstretch he would have been in the perfect spot and the race may had a different finish.

Was this race the product of the track being too fast and favoring speed too much?

I think GOMEZ was pretty much out of sink after he came 2nd on the 3-5 in the previous race.Let's face it,he would rather relax every horse,and make a run.In the 4th,they wouldn't let him do it.They simply wouldn't go at all from the gate.Banner Lodge was already trying something new(2 turns,) and now had nothing to chase.I had him singled in the pick 4,and new I wasn't gunna cash(soon as there was no pace.)Garrett forced him to lay 2nd(if he had let him lead,he probably would have lost,too.)So,Garrett got beat laying 2nd on a 2/5 running on a relatively slow pace.So,now comes the 5th race.Again,a horse who he can't rate(for a different reason.)By this time,I really think Garrett had no clue what to do with a horse with speed(who was beaten to the front by Bafferts send horse.)I think Garrett panicked.He didn't think he could win by laying 2nd(he just tried that on a very good horse,and got beat.)Remember,he got beat laying 2nd on a moderate pace.So,in his mind,why try that again?Also,Garrett was probably not happy that he couldn't get the lead from the guy who just beat him on a 3/5 shot(Bejarano.)There were a number of reasons this fry job took place.I would ignore the race of anybody involved up front.Totally a throw out.Very hard to say how good the winner is.47 3/5 111 3/5 IN THE 4TH RACE,and Garrett got beat laying 2nd.That's why he wasn't gunna try to be a patient 2nd in the 5th.See,it didn't work(in his mind,) and so he wasn't thinking he could win if he was patient.That's part of this.