Papi Chullo in $16k claimer today

jballscalls · #1 10-21-2008, 02:28 PM

didnt even get claimed

slotdirt · #2 10-21-2008, 02:31 PM

Wow, that's unbelievable. I met the owners (at the time) on last year's Belmont day where he won the Birdstone Stakes. Seemed like nice enough folks.

parsixfarms · #3 10-21-2008, 02:36 PM

Looks like he goes from the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga in 2007 to the starter handicaps at Aqueduct in 2008-09.

blackthroatedwind · #4 10-21-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Looks like he goes from the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga in 2007 to the starter handicaps at Aqueduct in 2008-09.

Being that he returned at Delaware I can't wait to bet against him in NY.

Bigsmc · #5 10-21-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

Wow, that's unbelievable. I met the owners (at the time) on last year's Belmont day where he won the Birdstone Stakes. Seemed like nice enough folks.

Does that mean running the horse for a 16k tag makes them not nice?

jms62 · #6 10-22-2008, 05:54 AM

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Does that mean running the horse for a 16k tag makes them not nice?

Actually yes it does. A horse that has done so much for them running in a 16K claimer. They certainly could have given him a nice retirement for what he has done for them.

Handicappy · #7 10-22-2008, 06:16 AM

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Actually yes it does. A horse that has done so much for them running in a 16K claimer. They certainly could have given him a nice retirement for what he has done for them.

The best response to a question on the blog.

blackthroatedwind · #8 10-22-2008, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jms62

Actually yes it does. A horse that has done so much for them running in a 16K claimer. They certainly could have given him a nice retirement for what he has done for them.

He was purchased privately three or four starts ago ( at least in part ).

slotdirt · #9 10-22-2008, 09:02 AM

I think my comment of yesterday was misunderstood. It just seems like a darn long way to fall that fast for a horse that was running pretty decently just a year ago.

Linny · #10 10-22-2008, 10:24 AM

The horse was first off the long layoff, plnging in price and had tons of red flags, even at $16k. I'm not sure but thin Winning Move bought him just before the May 4th '07 race at Belmont. I saw him win the Birdstone in their colors. I don't know when IEAH and Goldfarb (?) got in. They are listed as co owners in the Tue Form .
My guess is that they gave him the race, hoping that no one would talk the risk on him in this economy and the liklihood of having to pay to ship him someplace once DEL ends. The risk paid off, they won and kept the horse.
As for him going from G1 to overnights inside a year well, he was hardly a true G1 horse as his Whitney was a 12 length loss. He was a solid G2-3 horse however. It's not like horses don't plummet. (Anyone noticed Silver Prospector in for a $4k tag at F'Lakes lately. Last winter he was winning at AQU with BSF's over 100.)

BTW, as an aside, I met Papi a couple of years ago in the Saratoga Stakes barn. He was asweet horse, let my son feed him treats etc. Even though he was a colt, he wasn't mouthy or pushy. Whatever happens to him, I hope he gets to put his nice attitude to work someplace.