DT FOCUS (1/9-AQU 2): Eightyfiveinafifty (105 Beyer)

[Gander]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Huge number that race I would think.

And completely under wraps. This horse is freaky good. Surprised there isnt more buzz on this guy. Note the amount of different owners. This was a monster in the making.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Gander

And completely under wraps. This horse is freaky good. Surprised there isnt more buzz on this guy. Note the amount of different owners. This was a monster in the making.

Contessa has had a few horses run a big INNER number and then come down to earth. That doesn't mean this horse isnt the real deal, he might be, do you remember the last Forest Camp to be SO good? I don't.. Again he might be all that but I would error on the side of a Contessa horses not being "all that" once they switch to a different arena. To be fair Contessa did win a stake at GP on a horse I completely wrongfully tossed.

Who was that ridiculous juice job he sold off a big Inner win that we never heard from again?

[Gander]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Contessa has had a few horses run a big INNER number and then come down to earth. That doesn't mean this horse isnt the real deal, he might be, do you remember the last Forest Camp to be SO good? I don't.. Again he might be all that but I would error on the side of a Contessa horses not being "all that" once they switch to a different arena. To be fair Contessa did win a stake at GP on a horse I completely wrongfully tossed.

Who was that ridiculous juice job he sold off a big Inner win that we never heard from again?

Mayan King?

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Gander

Mayan King?

Sounds right

[hockey2315]

Ran a 105 BSF while setting an average pace. Seems like a nice sprinter, but I can't see him holding up through the derby season and going 10F.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Ran a 105 BSF while setting an average pace. Seems like a nice sprinter, but I can't see him holding up through the derby season and going 10F.

Agree.
Do you want to play heads up?

[Scav]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Agree.
Do you want to play heads up?

What is your new name on FT?

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Ran a 105 BSF while setting an average pace. Seems like a nice sprinter, but I can't see him holding up through the derby season and going 10F.

105 is a 105. Take nothing away from this run. Most horses don't want 10 panels. That's not saying anything. This is a really nice horse.

[Indian Charlie]

So, what does that name mean exactly? 85ina50?

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

105 is a 105. Take nothing away from this run. Most horses don't want 10 panels. That's not saying anything. This is a really nice horse.

"A 105 is a 105" is a pretty painfully off-base statement.

Anyways. . . I think this horse is pretty good, despite the fact that he was facing a bad field and waltzed on the lead.

My derby reference was because the DRF article about the horse said Contessa expects him to be an important 3-year-old this year, implying (you would think), that he'll be relevant on the Derby trail. The King's Bishop seems like a much more realistic long term goal. . . if he can somehow stay healthy.

[Gander]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

105 is a 105. Take nothing away from this run. Most horses don't want 10 panels. That's not saying anything. This is a really nice horse.

Yes he is. Cant wait to see him develop. This could be one we will be talking about for a long, long time.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Gander

Mayan King?

Do you mean the 2006 HOTY candidate, Mayan King?

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Mayan King ... whom I projected as a 2006 HOTY contender early in 2005 ... will likely make his next start ... his fourth as a 4YO (2 wins/1 place) and first in a stakes race this year ... in the 9f Cornhusker at Prairie Meadows on July 1.

His major goal is the Whitney at Saratoga ... but Gary Contessa doesn't want to rush him by pushing him into the Suburban at Belmont ... so the Cornhusker will be his prep for the Whitney ... then ultimately the BC Classic.

In his last start ... Mayan King ran a mile at Belmont in the same time that Silver Train ran the Met Mile the following day.

Anyone in the Midwest should definitely plan to be there ... you'll see a real racehorse whose name will be on everyone's lips this Fall ... and you'll be able to bet on as dead-sure a certainty as there is in horse racing.

Now if someone will just explain to me what a cornhusk is ...

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Do you mean the 2006 HOTY candidate, Mayan King?

Good lord.....

[Gaelic Storm]

3rd place finisher might be ok too. He will need distance and probably turf.