Beyer on Mo in Classic: Bold but ill-advised

[Danzig]

no, it wasn't the race for him. they threw him in at 10f for the first time ever, vs older at the same time. off two races that didn't exactly prepare him for 1 1 /4 miles.
he beat stay thirsty and headache, which i find interesting. repole might want to consider a new trainer. bill mott maybe??

[rgustafson]

Originally Posted by Danzig

no, it wasn't the race for him. they threw him in at 10f for the first time ever, vs older at the same time. off two races that didn't exactly prepare him for 1 1 /4 miles.
he beat stay thirsty and headache, which i find interesting. repole might want to consider a new trainer. bill mott maybe??

Wait a minute, haven't you read the form, it wasn't the two race preparation, it wasn't the distance, it wasn't that he was facing older horses, everything would have been fine, but he just didn't handle the track.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by rgustafson

Wait a minute, haven't you read the form, it wasn't the two race preparation, it wasn't the distance, it wasn't that he was facing older horses, everything would have been fine, but he just didn't handle the track.

i was doubting the decision beforehand, so it's not monday morning qb'ing on my part.
didn't handle the track is a bs excuse. i guess stay thirsty didn't handle it either? it's trainerspeak, which is worth nothing at this point. i find it very interesting that both pletcher horses were up the track.