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[pmayjr]

There's one reason I give Battalion Runner a chance- he might be lone speed. Hear me out on this before you guys shred me.

So Battle of Midway is a likely pace threat, right? When Prat rode him 2 back he sat off the lead and pressed/stalked. If his connections think he has the versatility to not need the lead, I think they may sit off the pace.

State of Honor went straight to the lead twice in Tampa and got trounced. Leparoux had him sitting off the lead in the Florida Derby. He didn't like being in tight on the rail, but once he got clear in the stretch eh finished strong. So whoever rides State of Honor might try and have him sit off.

J Boys Echo will press too, but probably won't go straight to the lead.

So all of a sudden Battalion Runner might have the lead by himself. If he doesn't set the world on fire in the early stages, he's got a chance to hang on for a piece.

I think when it comes down to it, it's really if Battle of Midway engages with him early. If he doesn't he could run huge.

For that reason I hope Pletch considers Paco Lopez for the mount lol

[pmayjr]

Steve,

for Gafflione- Is he waiting on Pletcher to see if Pletcher will give him the mount on Patch again, or is the decision solely up to Gafflione at this point?

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Steve,

for Gafflione- Is he waiting on Pletcher to see if Pletcher will give him the mount on Patch again, or is the decision solely up to Gafflione at this point?

It's unclear where things stand. Seems like he's being considered, but both Patch/Fast and Accurate connex have balls in the air.

[Kasept]

Girvin wearing Z-bar shoes; final Derby work delayed to Saturday
By Jay Privman

So just what is up with Girvin?

For the past week or so, Girvin, the Louisiana Derby winner, has had an unorthodox schedule in preparation for the Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs. Girvin last week was taken from his base at the Churchill Downs Trackside training facility in Louisville to Keeneland in order to train there, the stated reason at the time from trainer Joe Sharp being that the wet weather to hit central Kentucky made training at Keeneland – which also has a synthetic training track – a better option to stay on a regular training schedule.

But along with that change, Girvin had a potential workout from last weekend delayed. First it was to be held over to Monday, and then on Monday Sharp said Girvin would not work again until this Friday.

But video of the horse taken earlier this week at Keeneland and posted on the Instagram site of @takechargelady, the account of Anne Eberhardt Keogh of the Blood-Horse, clearly shows Girvin with Z-bar shoes on both front hooves. Z-bar shoes are used on horses for any number of hoof issues, ranging from a problem with the sole, the frog, to an abscess, to a quarter crack.

MORE: http://www.drf.com/news/girvin-weari...layed-saturday

[Secretriat34]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Girvin wearing Z-bar shoes; final Derby work delayed to Saturday
By Jay Privman

So just what is up with Girvin?

For the past week or so, Girvin, the Louisiana Derby winner, has had an unorthodox schedule in preparation for the Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs. Girvin last week was taken from his base at the Churchill Downs Trackside training facility in Louisville to Keeneland in order to train there, the stated reason at the time from trainer Joe Sharp being that the wet weather to hit central Kentucky made training at Keeneland – which also has a synthetic training track – a better option to stay on a regular training schedule.

But along with that change, Girvin had a potential workout from last weekend delayed. First it was to be held over to Monday, and then on Monday Sharp said Girvin would not work again until this Friday.

But video of the horse taken earlier this week at Keeneland and posted on the Instagram site of @takechargelady, the account of Anne Eberhardt Keogh of the Blood-Horse, clearly shows Girvin with Z-bar shoes on both front hooves. Z-bar shoes are used on horses for any number of hoof issues, ranging from a problem with the sole, the frog, to an abscess, to a quarter crack.

MORE: http://www.drf.com/news/girvin-weari...layed-saturday

I read today that Girvin was using the hyperbaric chamber this week in Keeneland.

plus the different shoes hmmm??


Amidst growing speculation regarding the status
and health of Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby
(G2) winner Girvin, trainer Joe Sharp said April
26 the colt is still on track to have his last serious
workout for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!
Brands (G1) in the coming days.

Sharp said Girvin did not train Wednesday
morning at Keeneland as part of a scheduled
day off, but is set to return to the track April 27.

He acknowledged Brad Grady's multiple graded
stakes winner has visited the Kentucky Equine
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center facility
in Versailles, Ky., to use the hyperbaric chamber,
a treatment he utilized previously on his charge at
Evangeline Downs Training Center after Girvin broke
his maiden in December.
"He didn't leave the grounds today. He was here.
He had been going over to KESMARC to use the
hyperbaric chamber earlier in the week.

Girvins' breeze time was :09 4/5 when he prepped
for the 2016 OBS spring sale. Two days after the
workout, Girvin injured himself when he stepped
on his right rear pastern and was lame.
Unable to send the colt through the ring at OBS,
Dodd and Grady considered sending him to the
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale, where he would stand
out.
“I told Brad he would sell good there, but that
he still wasn’t 100%,” Dodd recalled. “He (Grady)
said we bought him to sell, but we don’t
want to take a horse to a sale that is not
100%.”
Girvin was turned out and, as Dodd
said, “the rest is history.”


When asked if Girvin was currently battling
foot issues, Sharp referenced the foot issue the colt
previously battled earlier in the year before running
second in a one-mile overnight stakes on the Fair
Grounds Race Course & Slots turf Feb. 4.
"He had an issue we made public back in January,
so yeah, he has a history of having some issues," Sharp
said.

[Holybull1]

From Twitter today:

Alicia Wincze Hughes‏ @BH_AHughes

At Keeneland all morning and did not see Girvin come out and train. Have reached out to Joe Sharp seeking comment on his status.


Not looking good for Girvin.

[cal828]

http://www.drf.com/news/girvin-tries...kentucky-derby DRF saying Girvin has a quarter crack, but has new shoes and is 200% better, according to his trainer.