Dawn at the Downs

[Bobby Fischer]

good stuff.

noticed Brown got the 3furlong breeze today to hone his early speed. Was rank and wanted more.

lol @ larry jones

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

good stuff.

noticed Brown got the 3furlong breeze today to hone his early speed. Was rank and wanted more.

lol @ larry jones

Smooth Air with a curiously slow 3F work, too. I really really hope for the connections' sake that illness didn't zap him.

Big Brown 3 ticks faster than next 3F work on day. That's fast.

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by philcski

Smooth Air with a curiously slow 3F work, too. I really really hope for the connections' sake that illness didn't zap him.

Big Brown 3 ticks faster than next 3F work on day. That's fast.

he'll need it to clear from post 20......good luck!

[nfliehman]

Havnt heard much about Monba's workouts any news on him?...and was really high on Adriano until I read Jermey Plonks piece on him this morning........ "Simply put, Adriano strides like a turf horse. After watching his high leg action, especially a near "climbing" motion in his left front, there's no doubt in my mind that turf would be his best surface. But he seems to cover the ground in fine time despite his inefficient leg action, witnessed by his workout this week in 1:00-4/5, when I would have sworn he went in 1:04. If he is to win the Derby, it will be in spite of it not being conducted over his best surface. That's not impossible; Barbaro looked infinitely more efficient striding on the turf early in his career than his dirt races, including his 2006 Kentucky Derby tour de force".


Any thoughts? Maybe Prado knows something we dont...