Lava Man Is The NUTS

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

Lava Man is another cheap socal handicap horse, who wont do crap when in a race with real quality horses from back east. People get duped by these high priced California claimers who win Grade 1's. Last true Grade 1 horse from socal had to be Candy Ride, and Mizzen Mast. Even now im beginning to wonder about Rock Hard Ten's quality

Sour grapes

[Five Star Derek]

I don't think he can win outside California but he does deserve his due. I've burnt too many tickets trying to beat him race after race. My hat is off to him.

[Seattleallstar]

how many races had Doug Oneill won outside of LA?? I think last time was Avanzado

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

how many races had Doug Oneill won outside of LA?? I think last time was Avanzado

He will ship alittle. I remember Steviewonder Boy!

[packerbacker7964]

Yeah the money is high up there but also are the chances of coming away with injury. How many horse's have done as good as Lava Man here of late out West? Even the sprinters from out West have come to the East coast to run to stay healthy.

Here's the question I have ... and it's always the same one ... so by now you're all used to it ...

If it's so easy to win six straight graded stakes races in California ... how come no one else has done it?

[Thunder Gulch]

Everyone is overracting on both sides of this argument. To call Lava Man a cheap handicapper or consider him only able to contend in California is ridiculous. On the other hand, we aren't looking at Ghostzapper here. Today was impressive, not his best, but impressive. He dueled through honest fractions and did what he needed. His success later in the year may depend on how the races set up. If there isn't a real speed horse to hook him at Churchill, I'd take him over what I have seen so far.