why monba wont win the foy

[blackthroatedwind]

I don't get him at all either ( which probably gets him in the winner's circle ). He beat a terrible field at Churchill with an absolutely perfect trip and horses that run supposedly well after races are over, as he did in the Hollywood Futurity, are almost universally sucker bets.

[Danzig]

for some reason, horses who close in the stretch like he did, become the horse who will 'win when distances get longer'. we see it every year. a horse closes furiously, and everyone (well, not everyone) thinks that had he just had a bit more to run, he'd have won.....

he's in my road to the roses stable.

but then, i had no clue who to put in there, and pletcher tends to win races leading up to the derby.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Danzig

for some reason, horses who close in the stretch like he did, become the horse who will 'win when distances get longer'. we see it every year. a horse closes furiously, and everyone (well, not everyone) thinks that had he just had a bit more to run, he'd have won.....

he's in my road to the roses stable.

but then, i had no clue who to put in there, and pletcher tends to win races leading up to the derby.

He's in my stable too. It's not like there are that many nice ones to choose from regardless... LOL

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

dfl dead ****in last lol

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

dfl dead ****in last lol

And he was the favorite.

That was a good call Hooves.

[outofthebox]

No wonder Pletcher is out buying every 3yo he can get his hands on. He has nothing! He might as well keep Face the Cat here for the Florida Derby. At least we know he likes the track here.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

And he was the favorite.

That was a good call Hooves.

thank you andrew .. that bad trainers hand gets another "ace"

[wac]

Is there any reason in the world that a horse would run as badly as monba did today? Is it possible to bleed thru Lasix? Didn't look like an injury but cannot believe that he finished last. I'd love to hear from someone that may have some meaningful insight.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

thank you andrew .. that bad trainers hand gets another "ace"

He's a very good trainer....who happens to have a dearth of good 3YOs. You would be kidding yourself if you didn't think every trainer in the game didn't have one eye on the rearview mirror looking for Todd at all times.

Though, most of the time he is looking at them in his rearview mirror. It's nice to see some others getting a chance to shine....but Todd will be a factor in big races this year and many years to come.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Danzig

for some reason, horses who close in the stretch like he did, become the horse who will 'win when distances get longer'. we see it every year. a horse closes furiously, and everyone (well, not everyone) thinks that had he just had a bit more to run, he'd have won.....
.

And every once in a while, a Giacomo reinforces this idea.