BC Juvie: Arazi or Uncle Mo?

[Sightseek]

Which race impressed you the most?

[SOREHOOF]

MO? Very biased I was at the Travers. He looked better in person. Hope he stays good.

[Rudeboyelvis]

R U Yoda?

[Kingturf]

Sightseek,

I had the pleasure of attending both the 91 and 2010 Breeder's Cup. Arazi was most impressive because he was almost dead last going into the final turn and by the time he blew past Bertrando at the top of the stretch on the wrong lead and was pulling away. Uncle Mo performance was good...but in my eyes not great.

BTW...was Bertrando the hard luck horse in the history of the Breeder's cup? First get clobbered by Arazi in the Juvie and when he was thinking home free in the BC Classic two years later...he comes Arcangues.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Kingturf

Sightseek,

I had the pleasure of attending both the 91 and 2010 Breeder's Cup. Arazi was most impressive because he was almost dead last going into the final turn and by the time he blew past Bertrando at the top of the stretch on the wrong lead and was pulling away. Uncle Mo performance was good...but in my eyes not great.

BTW...was Bertrando the hard luck horse in the history of the Breeder's cup? First get clobbered by Arazi in the Juvie and when he was thinking home free in the BC Classic two years later...he comes Arcangues.

What could he have done differently to have been "great" in that race?

[dellinger63]

Hard IMO to seperate the two. Unc Mo simply dominated the race and when you consider it was the BC Juvi. it's a great performance and not just a good one for sure. I'll give the nod to Azeri right now simply based on quality of the field, still yet to be determined in Mo's case.

BTW Here's another great performance in a BC 2yr old race and one of my favorites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbbPN3xwnU

[johnny pinwheel]

arazi, half of the good horses in this crop....probably have not even raced yet. why is every 3 yo maiden and non winners allowance race looked at now?? because many horses don't even race until they are 3 or have one race. the derby is a total crap shoot until about april and even then someone pops up, look at the past 10 years. the BC juvenile is usually a kiss of death if you win it. too early for these horses today.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Which race impressed you the most?

I witnessed Uncle Mo's hugely impressive BCJ in person, and have watched the race on the DVR a few more times. He made it seem easy, and if he can carry that form through this year oh what a thrill we'll be in for!
Only pic I got of him:

I've been looking for an excuse to post it.


That being said, to me Arazi's BCJ win was even more impressive. Starting on the backstretch, he began to smoke the other horses and just never let up. His was one of the most impressive victories of any BC races.

[Thunder Gulch]

I wasn't at the Arazi BC, but I was there for this one and I can definitively say I've never seen a 2yo run like that. Total command all the way around against what I think was a good group of runners. Arazi's move was a WOW, but Mo completely dominated and destroyed the field before they ever turned home.