The Return of Declan's Moon

[Rupert Pupkin]

I believe that Declan's Moon is supposed to make his return on Sunday at Hollywood Park.

[goingtothewhip]

Race Type: Allowance Optional Claiming
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Four Year Old and Upward
Purse: $55,000
Distance:Six And One Half Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name Claiming Price
1 Yes He's a Pistol (FL) 4 Colt 123 Patrick A. Valenzuela $100,000
2 Desert Boom (CA) 6 Gelding 114 Juan Ochoa $0
3 Seattle Buddy (KY) 4 Colt 118 Martin Garcia $0
4 Declan's Moon (MD) 4 Gelding 119 Victor Espinoza $0
5 Areyoutalkintome (CA) 5 Gelding 121 Tyler Baze $100,000

Welcome news.

I hope all of his maladies are in the past. He should be around for a few more years.

[lemoncrush]

Great to see him back.
Although, it's a pretty ambitious spot for being out for so long.
I Can't wait to see how this horse runs.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Great to see him back.
Although, it's a pretty ambitious spot for being out for so long.
I Can't wait to see how this horse runs.

An ambitious spot? This is the easiest spot that he could come back in. He's not eligible for anything else. He has no conditions left. He's won 5 races. They had two choices. They could have brought him back in a stakes race or they could have brought him back in a classified allowance race like this.

[Betsy]

Yay, I'm so happy - he was such a talented two year old. I actually never thought he'd make it back. By the look of his works, though, Moon is better than ever. I hope so; as a gelding, we could have some fun with him. Thanks for posting!

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

An ambitious spot? This is the easiest spot that he could come back in. He's not eligible for anything else. He has no conditions left. He's won 5 races. They had two choices. They could have brought him back in a stakes race or they could have brought him back in a classified allowance race like this.

I realize his options were limited. but for a small field, I think this is a pretty tough group to face. Considering he's never faced older before and has only raced once in the past 20 months.

[ateamstupid]

Can't wait to see the '05 Derby winner back in action..

[Gander]

This is a very tough spot for a horse coming off this type of layoff. Bunch of hard knockers, game old campaigners. I'd be shocked if they beat Areyoutalkingtome. Anything 2/1 or higher on this guy is a gift.