Ouija Board to the Irish Champion Stakes

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by brockguy

makes things interesting now.. a top class win over 10f certainly adds to his resume... now if only deep impact reroutes as well...

are you implying that Deep Impact could possibly also try this one?

what plans do they have for him anyway? do they have a particular prep in mind for him?

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

are you implying that Deep Impact could possibly also try this one?

what plans do they have for him anyway? do they have a particular prep in mind for him?

straight to arc i believe.. strange because hearts cry looked just shy of fitness in the king george having last run in dubai in march.. Deep Impact is doing the same thing in a much harder race!

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by brockguy

straight to arc i believe.. strange because hearts cry looked just shy of fitness in the king george having last run in dubai in march.. Deep Impact is doing the same thing in a much harder race!

that's bothering me also, i'm pulling for this guy but how do you just waltz over there and train up to that race? i hope they know what they're doing.

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

that's bothering me also, i'm pulling for this guy but how do you just waltz over there and train up to that race? i hope they know what they're doing.

my thoughts exactly, horses like him dont come around that often and when they try something like this, you want everything to be as perfect as possible. Id hate for them after the race to say that he wasnt fully fit. I remember when El Condor Pasa tried to do it in 99, he nearly pulled it off but for a fantastic finish by Montjeu. He though, came over in the early part of the season and was fully aclimatised by Arc time...

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by brockguy

my thoughts exactly, horses like him dont come around that often and when they try something like this, you want everything to be as perfect as possible. Id hate for them after the race to say that he wasnt fully fit. I remember when El Condor Pasa tried to do it in 99, he nearly pulled it off but for a fantastic finish by Montjeu. He though, came over in the early part of the season and was fully aclimatised by Arc time...

i'm with you on that, i'd really love for him to pull it off but would feel better with a prep. that way they could fine tune things if necessary and he has the chance to gain necessary fitness. this is a new ballgame for him against the best he's ever faced.

you're right, after the arc i don't want to here any excuses about fitness or preps or of not being acclimated.

wow, just talking about it is starting to get me excited!