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Old 04-04-2017, 08:26 AM
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Reach the World explodes Saturday and heads to Kentucky the horse to beat.
He needs to improve a ton to even be in the mix. Bob lost his derby shot when Mastery went down.
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Old 04-05-2017, 08:38 PM
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He needs to improve a ton to even be in the mix. Bob lost his derby shot when Mastery went down.
Im backing off that a bit. I think Irish Freedom is really live also.
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Old 04-05-2017, 09:15 PM
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Im backing off that a bit. I think Irish Freedom is really live also.
I don't necessarily like the fact that he's in the Santa Anita Derby, but I was anticipating that colt's next start. He was clearly a short horse in the allowance, but I liked the acceleration he displayed with that middle move. Been working up a storm just as he did before his return.
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Old 04-05-2017, 09:46 PM
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I don't necessarily like the fact that he's in the Santa Anita Derby, but I was anticipating that colt's next start. He was clearly a short horse in the allowance, but I liked the acceleration he displayed with that middle move. Been working up a storm just as he did before his return.
For those that haven't been visiting XBTV, here's the Irish Freedom/West Coast drill that changed Baffert's mind about whom to run. This is a classic Baffert audible, running a horse that's doing well. West Coast just can't get to Irish Freedom, despite being waiting on mid-stretch..

http://www.xbtv.com/video/workout/we...april-2nd-2017
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For those that haven't been visiting XBTV, here's the Irish Freedom/West Coast drill that changed Baffert's mind about whom to run. This is a classic Baffert audible, running a horse that's doing well. West Coast just can't get to Irish Freedom, despite being waiting on mid-stretch..

http://www.xbtv.com/video/workout/we...april-2nd-2017
The whole West Coast thing seemed dubious from the get-go. He just broke his maiden in a 3-horse field. How that signifies Derby contender, I don't know. In fact, the horse that ran "3rd" in that race is dropping in for maiden claiming $30K tomorrow.
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Old 04-06-2017, 05:37 AM
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The whole West Coast thing seemed dubious from the get-go. He just broke his maiden in a 3-horse field. How that signifies Derby contender, I don't know. In fact, the horse that ran "3rd" in that race is dropping in for maiden claiming $30K tomorrow.
Re: West Coast rush job.. As Jim Cassidy famously said on air, "We call that an O.D., Owner Decision."
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Old 04-10-2017, 09:17 AM
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Iliad, an even 5th as the 3-1 Santa Anita Derby favorite, will look to start in the 5/20 @PreaknessStakes per @DougONeill1..
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