Majestic Warrior rises to the top

[letswastemoney]

It was just a 4 horse field. It's too early to say who's a contender next year.

[sumitas]

I think the other 3 are pretenders.

[eajinabi]

AP Indy - Dream Supreme

Got Class Top and Bottom

[Danzig]

congrats to bill mott, who capped off a great saratoga meet with a win in the hopeful.

[10 pnt move up]

that race really fell apart, he might get better with distance but this win was hardly inspiring.

[Fearless Leader]

That $ 4.6 million isn't looking quite as great as it did a few weeks ago.

[Getaway]

Originally Posted by Fearless Leader

That $ 4.6 million isn't looking quite as great as it did a few weeks ago.

3rd in a GI in his second career start, beaten by two VERY nice horses.....Lets write him off.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Fearless Leader

That $ 4.6 million isn't looking quite as great as it did a few weeks ago.

I agree. If I am spending 4.6 million, the horse better be able to go 46 while sleeping

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

that race really fell apart, he might get better with distance but this win was hardly inspiring.

Really? I didn't think this race fell apart at all, more that Majestic Warrior went and got Ready's Image.

There was a four race break between the prior dirt race and a lot can happen in that amount of time, but the first three dirt races were all speed. In fact, horses trying to close couldn't gain an inch. Majestic Warrior put together a very fast final 3/8s to run down the loose leaders and the 2YOs ended up running an identical time to the older allowance horses in Race 4. The older horses also went faster to the half.

This horse will get better with distance and I think the effort was definitely inspiring.

NT

[sumitas]

NT you put into words what my eyeballs told me. Majestic Warrior came from way back before he launched his stretch long run. He just down right beat the 2 high priced sprinters.

I do have a question. Bloodhorse says Majestic Warrior was a $300k yearling purchase. How can this be when Kinsman Stable bred the horse and now owns the horse ? Are they just listing the stud fee if a home-bred is sired by a stallion off the farm ?

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Really? I didn't think this race fell apart at all, more that Majestic Warrior went and got Ready's Image.

There was a four race break between the prior dirt race and a lot can happen in that amount of time, but the first three dirt races were all speed. In fact, horses trying to close couldn't gain an inch. Majestic Warrior put together a very fast final 3/8s to run down the loose leaders and the 2YOs ended up running an identical time to the older allowance horses in Race 4. The older horses also went faster to the half.

This horse will get better with distance and I think the effort was definitely inspiring.

NT

he may well get better with distance but compared to say Afleet Alex a couple years back I dont think this was anything special.

readys image came home in 13 3/5ths! just about any stake horse is going to get run down sprinting in that case. The winner may well be a good horse as time and distance increase as he flew home but the bottom line is he would have been a suck up second had readys image not come to a crawl.