Cool Coal Man - Beyer?

[blackthroatedwind]

106.

[Kasept]

Yowza! He looked just great yesterday. Nice to have him around. GP Handicap next. (BTW... Thx for getting the fig.)

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

now do we have to add him to beyers list of magic trainers..i kid..

[gales0678]

maybe nicky gave him a little linguini and red sauce after a job well done!

[Betsy]

Thanks for the fig, Andy!

Is there an article where Nick is quoted as saying that the colt is being pointed towards the GP Handicap or is that just a logical assumption?

I'm thrilled to see that CCM has returned a much better horse than he was last year. I always thought he was talented, but he disappointed many times. He was a late May foal, though, so maybe he just needed time.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

now do we have to add him to beyers list of magic trainers..i kid..

I know you are kidding but didn't CCM have a 95 or 100 Beyer before this layoff. I see no reason to not expect a horse to improve from 3-4 years old and if he ran a 95 Beyer as a 3, improving 5-10 points isn't out of normal. It is improving 25 points that just downright ridiculous.

[SniperSB23]

Does CCM still just have his first two starts around one turn until this one? Tough to know if he's improved or if he simply liked the cutback in distance until we see him again.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Scav

I know you are kidding but didn't CCM have a 95 or 100 Beyer before this layoff. I see no reason to not expect a horse to improve from 3-4 years old and if he ran a 95 Beyer as a 3, improving 5-10 points isn't out of normal. It is improving 25 points that just downright ridiculous.

why is it ridiculous if coming from a bad trainer to a good trainer?

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Scav

Come on Marty, that move up from Dutrow was downright theft.

maybe the previous trainer is that bad (o'conell) scavs no?

maybe the horses beyers would have been better last year with a better trainer and thus it wouldn't have been such a jump up in beyers

[Scav]

Originally Posted by gales0678

maybe the previous trainer is that bad (o'conell) scavs no?

maybe the horses beyers would have been better last year with a better trainer and thus it wouldn't have been such a jump up in beyers

Thinking the most man. O'Connell isn't incompetent, at least I don't think so. Horse ran a '4' on the TG's as a 2 year old. With e 117 Beyer, he is in the Ghostzapper territory of numbers.

[NTamm1215]

Count me among those eager to see Cool Coal Man run a big figure or impressive race outside of Gulfstream.

NT

[philcski]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Count me among those eager to see Cool Coal Man run a big figure or impressive race outside of Gulfstream.

NT

I like the horse a lot, but that was one of the first things I thought of when I saw the big number. He loves GP for sure.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by philcski

I like the horse a lot, but that was one of the first things I thought of when I saw the big number. He loves GP for sure.

True, but this was by far his best race at GP, although I liked his FOY. As a late May foal, maybe he's just now developing into the horse he promised he could be -it seemed like for most of last year, he didn't take any steps forward, just stayed stagnant. He has won at other tracks, so I don't think this improvement is just due to GP.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Count me among those eager to see Cool Coal Man run a big figure or impressive race outside of Gulfstream.

NT

was he the horse who ran real well against Big Brown in the Haskell or was that Coal Play?

[robfla]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

was he the horse who ran real well against Big Brown in the Haskell or was that Coal Play?

CCM ran 3rd in the Haskell..CP 2nd

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

was he the horse who ran real well against Big Brown in the Haskell or was that Coal Play?

That was Coal Play. Cool Coal Man ran credibly though as he finished third beaten six lengths. He was then trounced in the Travers and Jerome before being shelved.

He's now 3 for 3 at GP with wins at 9 furlongs and one at 6.5. His 3 Beyer figures in those wins are 92, 98, and 106.

NT

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Count me among those eager to see Cool Coal Man run a big figure or impressive race outside of Gulfstream.

NT

I'm biased, as I have always liked this horse and I am rooting for Nick, but I think he has a chance to do well in one turn races. I agree that he seems to like Gulfstream, but ultimately he probably was going further than he wanted most of the year. By the time he got to the Jerome he had already had a tough year and maybe he didn't like the mud.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm biased, as I have always liked this horse and I am rooting for Nick, but I think he has a chance to do well in one turn races. I agree that he seems to like Gulfstream, but ultimately he probably was going further than he wanted most of the year. By the time he got to the Jerome he had already had a tough year and maybe he didn't like the mud.

Met Mile on the docket maybe?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm biased, as I have always liked this horse and I am rooting for Nick, but I think he has a chance to do well in one turn races. I agree that he seems to like Gulfstream, but ultimately he probably was going further than he wanted most of the year. By the time he got to the Jerome he had already had a tough year and maybe he didn't like the mud.

Fair enough and I hope he sticks to one-turn races.

NT

[Bigsmc]

Kathleen O'Connell is at a minimum a more than adequate trainer. She has a solid track record over the years with less than stellar stock. She did a nice job with Blazing Sword a few years back as well as the filly Ivanavinalot.