Rachel Alexandra

[Indian Charlie]

How'd Patena do?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

He ran too bad to be true.

Something likely went amiss. Total non-effort.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

He ran too bad to be true.

Something likely went amiss. Total non-effort.

He's a slow plodder. Was before the juice, is with the juice.

The horses these trainers seem to move up, at least in my eyes, are ones that are already naturally fast, or at least have a good turn of foot.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

He's a slow plodder. Was before the juice, is with the juice.

The horses these trainers seem to move up, at least in my eyes, are ones that are already naturally fast, or at least have a good turn of foot.

A slow plodder who ran a final quarter in 24 and change in the Lecomte? Or went wire to wire breaking his maiden?

He may be a miler or may not have liked the slop, but something was obviously wrong today.

NT

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

A slow plodder who ran a final quarter in 24 and change in the Lecomte? Or went wire to wire breaking his maiden?

He may be a miler or may not have liked the slop, but something was obviously wrong today.

NT

A fast horse that closed in 24 and change off a blazing fast 1:14 maybe?

That's pretty incredible I guess.

I'm not to sure I'd use his 2yo form either to make a case for his speed. He was life and death to beat a pretty mediocre filly that has since lost in the Sunshine Millions and the Santa Anita Oaks.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

A fast horse that closed in 24 and change off a blazing fast 1:14 maybe?

That's pretty incredible I guess.

I'm not to sure I'd use his 2yo form either to make a case for his speed. He was life and death to beat a pretty mediocre filly that has since lost in the Sunshine Millions and the Santa Anita Oaks.

I suppose we have different opinions of what a "slow plodder" is because Patena may have limitations but I just don't see him as a slow plodder. Giant Oak maybe, or Terrain, but Patena has some speed when he's right. I just don't think that was him today.

NT

[Indian Charlie]

Actually, I really just meant slow plodder in comparing him to the types these juice trainers typically move way up.

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Probably a hind end problem.

It'll be fixed.

Yeah, he was crossfiring