BarbaroII

mbahadur · #1 10-31-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Arletta

Finished 3rd.

Went off at 7 to 1. Pretty good effort for 3rd, considering the trip he had. Looks like he could use more distance.

For what it's worth, Matt Carrothers said he would not be a maiden much longer.

ateamstupid · #2 10-31-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mbahadur

Went off at 7 to 1. Pretty good effort for 3rd, considering the trip he had. Looks like he could use more distance.

For what it's worth, Matt Carrothers said he would not be a maiden much longer.

Not sure what was wrong with his trip. The winner had a much tougher go of it. Lentenor looks like he could be OK, but he was clearly third best today.

philcski · #3 10-31-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Not sure what was wrong with his trip. The winner had a much tougher go of it. Lentenor looks like he could be OK, but he was clearly third best today.

Being buried on the inside has been a curse all meet at KEE.

ateamstupid · #4 10-31-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by philcski

Being buried on the inside has been a curse all meet at KEE.

The winner was inside too, and he had to pinball with another horse to get clear.

philcski · #5 10-31-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

The winner was inside too, and he had to pinball with another horse to get clear.

Watch the replay- he's in the 3 path most of the way, then gets bumped exiting the turn, moves inside to the rail in the stretch, doesn't gain any ground, moves off the rail to the 3 path again and blasts away. Basically every horse on the rail has pretty much run like they were in quicksand.

Merlinsky · #6 10-31-2009, 08:09 PM

He's a nice looking colt with a good first effort and I'm sure he learned a lot (feels like I'm repeating a Nicanor observation from his first race). My eyes went straight to him after the break. Didn't need to be told that was Lentenor and that's before I could see the silks. The latest yearling looks more like Dynaformer right? Less Barbaro/La Ville Rouge-esque. It looked to me like before Lentenor got clear in the stretch he had to check a bit behind that chestnut but I wasn't sure from the angle. Some 2yos wig out when they get into traffic on their first start don't they? He actually kept on truckin' and I'm sure Julien didn't wanna bust a gut to finish a closer 3rd. Like Nicanor, you feel like you can see him doing better next time for sure.

Just working off of that little bit we saw, he looks promising. I heard Matz had planned earlier starts that didn't pan out--I assume they didn't fill. Why was he 8-1 when Nicanor took lots of $$ ? Hasn't he always or almost always been favored? 'Fans of Barbaro' and all.

Riot · #7 10-31-2009, 09:16 PM

I think it's great that there's a colt some fans have followed literally from birth, through training, onto the track. The reality of the racing game. And it's good for racing, to have fan-friendly faces. Nicanor trumps Mullins.