If you trained Lava Man.....

[philcski]

Kentucky Horse Park.

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

At this point, where are you going to run him at where he can win? They tried state breds two and three back on both turf and poly and both were losing performances.

This isnt just some horse...this is lava man. This is a horse that has won his owners over 5.2 million dollars. This is a horse with a legacy. Why cheapen it?

If they are going to keep running him, they should try stretching him out and going long. The pace of the shorter races is just too much at this point and he is just not going to be competitive.

Personally, i think he has earned himself a nice retirement.

Just went back and read the thread again.

Nice post.

[CSC]

+1 Retirement is well deserved.

[Danzig]

match race vs perfect drift?

makes evening attire that much more special.

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

... what would your next move be?

Personally, I'd ask my horse.

Go ahead and laugh, but that's what I would do.

I think Lava Man would say he still wants to play. And if that's what he says, I'd find him spots to win.

Lava Man ran in California Fair racing. I don't think he's too particular.

Let's just watch him run.


(for the record today, he was not as badly beaten as the chart might show.....)

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

Personally, I'd ask my horse.

Go ahead and laugh, but that's what I would do.

I think Lava Man would say he still wants to play. And if that's what he says, I'd find him spots to win.

Lava Man ran in California Fair racing. I don't think he's too particular.

Let's just watch him run.


(for the record today, he was not as badly beaten as the chart might show.....)

and you'd be running the risk of him getting claimed away from you.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

... what would your next move be?

Don't expect too many thought provoking responses from the juveniles that frequent the paddock. If I were Lava Man's trainer my next move would be get him out of California and run him on dirt. If he doesn't have a competitive effort than I would retire him. He was a very good horse and I don't think many fans want to see him embarrassed.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

Don't expect too many thought provoking responses from the juveniles that frequent the paddock. If I were Lava Man's trainer my next move would be get him out of California and run him on dirt. If he doesn't have a competitive effort than I would retire him. He was a very good horse and I don't think many fans want to see him embarrassed.

why would you remove him from california when his best races were there?

as for competitive effort-he may not have the right stuff for gr 1's, but he can still be competitive. why would anyone be embarrassed if he goes to a lower level? no one is saying drop him into the claiming ranks.
keep him where he's comfortable, and keep him happy. if he's happy at the track, keep him there. or find him a career for after racing like they have with With Anticipation.

[tiggerv]

If I owned him then he would be out of O'Neills barn within the hour and I would see what he had left with another trainer. But knowing that will never happen, it's time to send the King to Kentucky Horse Park.

[lemoncrush]

I can't think of another horse that takes more dumb money over and over again. I could not believe he was 5/2 with 2 minutes to post.

I would love to him to keep racing because there are way too many Californians and race fans in general that throw dumb sentimental money on that horse.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

... what would your next move be?

jail