Coal Play

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He is a very nice horse and could have a very good year in 2009 ( not that 2008 was bad ). One problem, however, is how poorly he ran at Gulfstream last winter and I wouldn't be surprised if they lay him up until next spring. I have no knowledge, beyond the Pegasus, of what they hope to do with him, I'm just guessing.

Nick has always been high on Coal Play and I'm glad to see that he turned things around after this winter.

Yep, he ran terribly at Gulfstream...He did run second in a stakes race (forget if it was Gulfstream) to Check it Twice - I thought he was going to blow that race apart and then he collapsed. He certainly likes Monmouth, but he was very game in the Haskell and that was impressive. His pedigree says "more distance" , but CP has a lot of speed - perhaps more a miler, middle distance horse.