Mine that Bird in for the Preakness

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

I'd take the money, thank God, and keep my aim where it was to start. Eight phone calls on Sunday filled with promises and freebee's can change one's mind.

they had no aim after the derby. they didn't expect to win, so i'm not surprised there was no plan in place to go to md. then they won. they're as shocked as everyone i'd imagine.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

they had no aim after the derby. they didn't expect to win, so i'm not surprised there was no plan in place to go to md. then they won. they're as shocked as everyone i'd imagine.

What I heard is that they were hoping (at best) for a 6-5-4 showing in the Derby, then on to the Belmont if the horse was sound.

Edit: as an aside, interesting discussion now on the Thorograph site, about this horses Derby number (not unrealistic), and the pattern needed to win a TC.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

What I heard is that they were hoping (at best) for a 6-5-4 showing in the Derby, then on to the Belmont if the horse was sound.

Edit: as an aside, interesting discussion now on the Thorograph site, about this horses Derby number (not unrealistic), and the pattern needed to win a TC.

yeah, they think he'll like the 1 1/2. but there's no way, after winning, they could conceivably skip for no reason other than 'we weren't planning to go'. plans change.

[TheSpyder]

Are they driving the Van back to NM first and then making a 30 hour tripWonder if they have ever seen traffic like 495 around DC? May get lost. They'll have a tougher trip than MTB for sure.

[sumitas]

MTB's mating is an A++ . Broodmare sire is Smart Strike . Didn't he have a good couple of years recently ? Hmmm. And MTB was Canadian Juvi Champ as well as being fingered as a horse likely to run a top by tgraph and then dismissed . He was a hard one to pick but he had some credentials that were overlooked by the handicappers imo .

[ArlJim78]

great news, I predict an off-the-board finish.