Scat Daddy

Originally Posted by oracle80

Hes gonna have to be very fast to beat the horse who already ran a nice one at Belmont. Hes got a race under his belt, ran a big number, and has a lotat speed and should be tighter this time. Also Pletchers horse drew the dreaded one hole, not only is this teh worst place for a firster to break from, the rail has been dead at Monmouth since they opened the place this year.
In addition al teh sentimental money as well as the sucker money will come in from people who think that Johnny just has to win his first mount back as if it is predetermined. Put me down as taking advantage of this and playing the other horse.

Sir, wager against him at your own risk...I don't care if he drew post #25, this horse is a MONSTER...I own a Johannesberg weanling so I've been interested in his progeny...this colt is by him and I watched him go through the sales ring last September at KEE...He caught my eye and I've followed him ever since, which includes personally watching him train the 2 weeks before Derby at CD.

Mark my words...this colt is a BC Juvenile type of colt...stamina will be the only question because he has freakish talent....I watched him (with Cordero) outwork Minefield twice at CD and Minefield has EASILY been the most impressive debut winner at CD to date....the only reason Minefield is running at CD is because the Wolf's own him and they are racing everything at CD because they reside in KY...

I'm just hoping I get around even money on Scat Daddy....I'll percieve that as value since I'm aware of what he is capable of....we'll see tomorrow!

Also, for the record, I worked at CD up until just recently and also was able to watch First Samurai train last year before debuting at CD...I said then that he was a BC Juvenile colt and he wound up being the fave in the race months later....it is doubtful to predict this stuff consistently, but I'll say this...Scat Daddy is every bit as talented as First Samurai displayed at this point last year IMO...take it for what its worth...there is no denying he'll be a short price tomorrow based on the Johnny V factor - which I was very disappointed myself to see since I have a strong interest on wagering on the colt...I normally hate the rail too, but if he's as good as I think he is then the rail is a non-issue against Bay Shore babies.

[bahughes]

whos the "other horse" oracle

Originally Posted by bahughes

whos the "other horse" oracle

He's talking about McLaughlin's horse, who seems to be a nice colt. But, truly good horses don't lose their debuts in most cases, especially if they possess some type of precociousness - which this colt has.

If Scat Daddy doesn't provide what you may percieve as 'value' in the win pool, then play a straight EX with McLaughlin's colt and then hit the ALL button for the show spot in TRIs....might payoff, might not....

[bahughes]

thanks, just have to wait and see what the odds look like tomorrow