Sir Greeley...no 2nd this weekend

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

You know I always do those things....I'm silly like that.

But yeah, it's not like TMB was any overwhelmingly strong early season 3-year-old sprinter.


There's a horse (Fabulous Strike) who got dusted at Tampa Downs last winter who could played a huge roll in those races. He also went to Penn National to break his maiden, where he was united with the Todd Beattie hop and got real good real fast. He still hasn't had an offical recorded workout this year though.

I know about Fabulous Strike....and in fact bet him when he won his first allowance at Belmont and when he was fourth in the Riva Ridge. Last I heard he was being rested and was supposed to return soon. 7F may be a stretch but he too could be pointing for the Carter. His mid 110s at Mountaineer may not transfer to a school zone but he's a very fast horse.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

His last Beyer was a 119...and his race two back could have been in the low 120's if not cut loose, Which means he somehow ran the fastest figure in a crop that included Bernardini, Discreet Cat, and Barbaro.

But yeah, he did get incredibly sweet trips in those two races, over a real funky track both times. I have a hunch that trainers hop will work anywhere, I'm just not so sure how authentic those last two races really were

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

His last Beyer was a 119...and his race two back could have been in the low 120's if not cut loose, Which means he somehow ran the fastest figure in a crop that included Bernardini, Discreet Cat, and Barbaro.

But yeah, he did get incredibly sweet trips in those two races, over a real funky track both times. I have a hunch that trainers hop will work anywhere, I'm just not so sure how authentic those last two races really were

I see way too many big ( or relatively big ) figs from Mountaineer that never seem to translate to other tracks ( it's like Delaware on speed ). However, that horse ran some legitimately fast races last year. I think at 6F he may be genuinely good. I am skeptical about him going further. He looked strong as they headed for home in the Woody Stephens ( used to be the Riva Ridge ) and came up empty in the last furlong.