Sadler, Mitchell account for 28 steroid positives

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Mike Mitchell really needs to step it up.

He may routinely turn certified bums into Graded Stakes winners at a rate higher than anyone - but he really ought to be ashamed to let himself get out overaged by a Johnny Come Lately to the supertrainer game like John Sadler.

All the credit must go to Sadler. He's been just outstanding lately.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Mike Mitchell really needs to step it up.

He may routinely turn certified bums into Graded Stakes winners at a rate higher than anyone - but he really ought to be ashamed to let himself get out overaged by a Johnny Come Lately to the supertrainer game like John Sadler.

All the credit must go to Sadler. He's been just outstanding lately.

Sadler has been ridiculous for years.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Until recently, he's been a 13-to-18% guy without that many dramatic move-ups.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Until recently, he's been a 13-to-18% guy without that many dramatic move-ups.

Well he usually has about 100 horses in training at a time, so I suppose you can fit him in with the Doug O'Neill's of the world, where the win % is blunted somewhat by the sheer volume of horses being run.

As far as the move-ups, he's certainly no stranger to turning claimers into stakes horses. You can go as far back as the '80s, where BC Sprint staple and ex-claimer Olympic Prospect was a top CA sprinter for him. I think one of your all-time favorites, Christmas Boy, was another ex-claimer.

His Del Mar season is obviously in overdrive win %-wise, but this is certainly not his "coming out" party (no pun intended).

[Scav]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Well he usually has about 100 horses in training at a time, so I suppose you can fit him in with the Doug O'Neill's of the world, where the win % is blunted somewhat by the sheer volume of horses being run.

As far as the move-ups, he's certainly no stranger to turning claimers into stakes horses. You can go as far back as the '80s, where BC Sprint staple and ex-claimer Olympic Prospect was a top CA sprinter for him. I think one of your all-time favorites, Christmas Boy, was another ex-claimer.

His Del Mar season is obviously in overdrive win %-wise, but this is certainly not his "coming out" party (no pun intended).

Exactly, and really, he is just pushing the envelope because they gave all the trainers a 'window' out there. He figures that it will take 30 days to clear their system and none of his horses are running at Fairplex, so they are getting a freshening and they will all be ready for the Oak Tree meeting. It should be a very interesting next 6 months out West as far as trainer win percentage is concerned.