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Old 04-04-2008, 04:17 AM
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Don't know what Mott is thinking with Rile Tucker.. Will ask Haskin on ATR today. .
Sire is a newby, but has 18% first-out turf winners. Riley is half to a SW who was a first-out turf winner, and the dam has had another turf winner as well. If he feels the horse isn't ready for the big boys on dirt yet, a turf career could be viable alternative.

I'm sort of interested in Free Fighter, so long as the turf isn't too wet. Keeneland's turf course is notoriously unkind to front-runners.
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Old 04-04-2008, 07:43 AM
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Looks like this race is coming off the turf. Everything around here is just one big messy puddle. I was over at the track earlier this morning and word is that that they don't want to risk tearing up the turf course for one race when they have the rest of the meet to think about. Tomorrow and Sunday is looking like 60's and sun.
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Old 04-04-2008, 08:00 AM
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Sire is a newby, but has 18% first-out turf winners. Riley is half to a SW who was a first-out turf winner, and the dam has had another turf winner as well. If he feels the horse isn't ready for the big boys on dirt yet, a turf career could be viable alternative.

I'm sort of interested in Free Fighter, so long as the turf isn't too wet. Keeneland's turf course is notoriously unkind to front-runners.
Free Fighter caught my eye a bit too as an include.. Who is this horse anayway? That ALW win at Fair Grounds came out of left field...

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Looks like this race is coming off the turf. Everything around here is just one big messy puddle. I was over at the track earlier this morning and word is that that they don't want to risk tearing up the turf course for one race when they have the rest of the meet to think about. Tomorrow and Sunday is looking like 60's and sun.
Mott actually said on ATR last night that he'd scratch both Riley and Prussian if it had STAYED on the lawn...
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Old 04-04-2008, 08:05 AM
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Friday, April 04, 2008 9:00 AM
The Polytrack is fast; the turf is soft
The Gallop Master will be used today after training and again after race 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Keeneland's grounds received more than 4 inches of rain since yesterday afternoon, making the turf course soft.
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Old 04-04-2008, 08:10 AM
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pardon my ignorance, but what is a Gallop Master?
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Old 04-04-2008, 08:15 AM
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pardon my ignorance, but what is a Gallop Master?
The polytrack version of a harrowing device.
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Old 04-04-2008, 09:00 AM
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The polytrack version of a harrowing device.
essentially a pillow fluffer....
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The polytrack version of a harrowing device.
I thought the Gallop Master was Scav's in flip flops at Saratoga
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Old 04-04-2008, 09:14 AM
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Free Fighter caught my eye a bit too as an include.. Who is this horse anayway? That ALW win at Fair Grounds came out of left field...
It's definitely a horse to watch. Block's the best turf trainer at Arlington and anything owned by his family and trained by him is always viable anywhere on turf.... especially AP or KEE. One from that combo you may remember is Fort Prado, another is Vacare that won the QEII at Kee (before purchased from Block and transferred to Clement).
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Old 04-04-2008, 12:24 PM
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It's definitely a horse to watch. Block's the best turf trainer at Arlington and anything owned by his family and trained by him is always viable anywhere on turf.... especially AP or KEE. One from that combo you may remember is Fort Prado, another is Vacare that won the QEII at Kee (before purchased from Block and transferred to Clement).
Even though Vacare wasn't a Team Block horse, I couldn't agree more. During the summer, anything Block runs on turf, period, tends to be dangerous.

Amazing Results may be the next one to watch this summer after a crafty stakes win at Fairgrounds last time out over Boss Laffite, who looks a major player in the Translyvania at Keeneland.
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Old 04-04-2008, 05:39 PM
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Even though Vacare wasn't a Team Block horse, I couldn't agree more. During the summer, anything Block runs on turf, period, tends to be dangerous.

Amazing Results may be the next one to watch this summer after a crafty stakes win at Fairgrounds last time out over Boss Laffite, who looks a major player in the Translyvania at Keeneland.
good call
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Old 04-04-2008, 11:48 PM
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Here's how I'm anticipating the betting:

1 Absolutely Cindy 4-1
2 Little Belle 12-1
3 African Violet 20-1
4 Bsharpsonata 5-1
5 Proud Spell 2-1
6 Country Star 2-1
7 Life is Sweet 8-1
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