4/3 (AQU): Carter, Wood (G1's); Bay Shore, Excelsior (G3's)

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by knickslions2

Well lucky not lucky. Still finished 3rd

Gomez has had some rough trips with that horse....will be a good price I would imagine in Ky, like 5/1 or so.

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Gomez has had some rough trips with that horse....will be a good price I would imagine in Ky, like 5/1 or so.

Ya hopefully he can find a better way to travel

[slotdirt]

Were they running on turf out there today? Just seemed like a strangely run race.

[cakes44]

No mention of the Santos-esque choke on Awesome Act yet?

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by cakes44

No mention of the Santos-esque choke on Awesome Act yet?

Agree, cost him 2nd money

[randallscott35]

You want a better more recent example on wraps with 3yr olds and Pletch? Look at Bluegrass Cat's PPs....Wraps came on and whiff, gone.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

You want a better more recent example on wraps with 3yr olds and Pletch? Look at Bluegrass Cat's PPs....Wraps came on and whiff, gone.

So we should plan on a career-ending injury and then you can take credit for forecasting it?

NT

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Agree, cost him 2nd money

He did the same thing to Americn Lion in the San Felipe. The guy's got to realize he's not riding on turf every race.

[randallscott35]

Haskin in the winners circle with Pletch after the race...Early dapple check on Esken for the Derby!

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Agree, cost him 2nd money

Awesome Act, as evidenced by the Gotham, has a short burst of speed, and the ride hardly cost him second money. Maybe the pace did....but more likely it was his distance limitations.....or relative lack of talent. Jackson Bend ran MUCH better than he did.

[tector]

Jackson Bend is a tough, honest little SOB. He could clean up in a Gr. II career.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Awesome Act, as evidenced by the Gotham, has a short burst of speed, and the ride hardly cost him second money. Maybe the pace did....but more likely it was his distance limitations.....or relative lack of talent. Jackson Bend ran MUCH better than he did.

The headon at CALRACING terminates before they hit the turn so it's hard to know for certain but it appears that AA was under heavy restraint almost the entire run down the backstretch, the only horse being restrained, and that JB had an inside run in the lane. Now, after witnessing any number of horses make sustained runs/hang on on the inside, I'd sort of hesitate before seeing anything in JB's race. Factor in the slow pace and he basically got a nice trip -- allowing that he was wide on the 1st turn, of course.

Maybe AA has distance limitations but I don't see where today's performance indicates this.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Awesome Act, as evidenced by the Gotham, has a short burst of speed, and the ride hardly cost him second money. Maybe the pace did....but more likely it was his distance limitations.....or relative lack of talent. Jackson Bend ran MUCH better than he did.

I disagree.
Awesome Act did have a bit of trouble at the start.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Gomez has had some rough trips with that horse....will be a good price I would imagine in Ky, like 5/1 or so.

I think he might be better then that odds wise, hoping for 7 or 8/1, at least I hope he is, will be my key horse on Derby Day as long as he doesn't get post 1-2-3 or 19-20.

Problem is that everyone saw that trip.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Scav

I think he might be better then that odds wise, hoping for 7 or 8/1, at least I hope he is, will be my key horse on Derby Day as long as he doesn't get post 1-2-3 or 19-20.

Problem is that everyone saw that trip.

I think he is a dirt horse so I agree. And I think you will get 8-1.

[Hoist Her Flag]

The fractions were slow 1:13 and change. If Esky is 10 back of Lion, Sydney, Rule and possibly Super Saver does he finish just as strong.

[NTamm1215]

"Eskendereya wore front bandages for the first time as a precaution. Pletcher said one of his horses earlier on the card burned his heels in the race, so he put front bandages on all his stakes horses Saturday, including Nite Light and Munnings, who both lost."

http://www.drf.com/news/article/111917.html

NT

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

"Eskendereya wore front bandages for the first time as a precaution. Pletcher said one of his horses earlier on the card burned his heels in the race, so he put front bandages on all his stakes horses Saturday, including Nite Light and Munnings, who both lost."

http://www.drf.com/news/article/111917.html

NT

So there you go.You can relax now