The Green Monkey: I'll be the first to say it

[eajinabi]

Which was the most disapointing race for Michael Tabor?

1) The Green Monkey finishing a tiring third in his First Start?
2) The Leapord finishing an uninspiring 5th in the Futurity?
3) Rags To Riches losing the Gazelle?

Those three horses cost him a total of 20 million dollars.

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I don't think they should be too disappointed with Rags, she should improve a lot from that run and was game in defeat.

The other two have given them something to think about though.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

Which was the most disapointing race for Michael Tabor?

1) The Green Monkey finishing a tiring third in his First Start?
2) The Leapord finishing an uninspiring 5th in the Futurity?
3) Rags To Riches losing the Gazelle?

Those three horses cost him a total of 20 million dollars.

Rags was probably the biggest disappointment. The other two are just plain slow horses. She's the only one with talent.

[justindew]

...perhaps Pletcher is right, and The Green Monkey ISN'T a sprinter. If that's the case, was today's effort really that bad?

I hope TGM becomes a great horse. Part of me thinks if he had a high degree of talent, he would have shown more today. However, I think we would all agree that one start does not make a career.

In the end, I would say his race was similar to getting an "F" on the first exam of the semester with 4 exams to go. It's still mathematically possible to get an "A" for the year. But you better study hard.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

Which was the most disapointing race for Michael Tabor?

1) The Green Monkey finishing a tiring third in his First Start?
2) The Leapord finishing an uninspiring 5th in the Futurity?
3) Rags To Riches losing the Gazelle?

Those three horses cost him a total of 20 million dollars.

The Pletcher machine has been off the track for over 2 months now.

[ultracapper]

don't worry about the horse. he got fed and washed down and galloped and everything. he doesn't know he cost 16mil and that he looked like a joke. he's clueless.

he got fed, he's happy. when he starts breeding, he'll be even happier. 16mil, 16dollars, he doesn't care.

Originally Posted by ultracapper

don't worry about the horse. he got fed and washed down and galloped and everything. he doesn't know he cost 16mil and that he looked like a joke. he's clueless.

he got fed, he's happy. when he starts breeding, he'll be even happier. 16mil, 16dollars, he doesn't care.

Good insight. Does he like baby carrots or regular carrots?

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by ultracapper

don't worry about the horse. he got fed and washed down and galloped and everything. he doesn't know he cost 16mil and that he looked like a joke. he's clueless.

he got fed, he's happy. when he starts breeding, he'll be even happier. 16mil, 16dollars, he doesn't care.

Who's going to send a mare to him? There are pleny of Forestry's out there...

[whodey17]

Who cares what he does on the track. The most he would ever make on the track (if he was any good) would be about $1mm to $2mm. But he might prove to be a useful sire. You never know what he may pass on that he doesn't have. Genetics is a funny thing. Watch him father 5 Grade I winners out of his first 3 years at the shed. Now that would be funny.

[Indian Charlie]

i read a quote of JRV saying that he wants to run longer.

lol

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

i read a quote of JRV saying that he wants to run longer.

lol

yeah, he looked to me like he wanted to go another lap.