Imperial Council ?

[Linny]

Shug says he "had shins" after his maiden win. They are looking to possible early Feb return. He's been working 4f regularly. Not sure if he'll return short or long but he's bred to go long anyhow.

[lemoncrush]

I'm interested in seeing him run again, too.
With the long layoff, I would guess he'll show up in an allowance race soon, and if all goes well, point to the FOY or Tampa Bay Derby after that.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

I'm interested in seeing him run again, too.
With the long layoff, I would guess he'll show up in an allowance race soon, and if all goes well, point to the FOY or Tampa Bay Derby after that.

How many TB Derby's has Shug started a colt in?

[jinjin]

Imperial Council's last work at Payson...1/22 4f in 50.60. I like this horse and am interested in seeing him run again. He has tactical speed unlike Shug's usual suspects that come from behind. He was green in his first race, which he should have won and showed a lot of heart trying to fight Hello Bway to the line. When he broke his maiden he was all business with blinkers added...just sat off the lead and took over when Prado asked him...Looked like a new horse and really professional.

[Linny]

I can't find the chart for his win, who owns Imperial Council? He was listed on Dan Illman's "Spa Babies" has having gone through the sales ring so I'm guessing he's not a Phipps horse.

[jinjin]

When last I checked Sequoia Racing... I thought McGaughey trained exclusively for Phipps and Janney... There must be a connection somehow.

[Linny]

http://www.sequoiaracing.com/
Thank you. I remember reading about them last fall. I had figured that Sequoia was the racing name of a Phipps family member but it looks like it's not.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Linny

Shug says he "had shins" after his maiden win. They are looking to possible early Feb return. He's been working 4f regularly. Not sure if he'll return short or long but he's bred to go long anyhow.

Why is Shug even training the horse?