First Dude to Baffert

[NTamm1215]

This is a great move. The horse needs a change of scenery and given the way the main track plays at SA, he can be dangerous for the next couple of months.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

This is a great move. The horse needs a change of scenery and given the way the main track plays at SA, he can be dangerous for the next couple of months.

I wouldn't term it as great. Baffert has multiple horses for the races that First Dude would be racing in that have already been acclimated to California. He would have been served better to give him to someone else in South Florida or New York, IMO.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Scav

I wouldn't term it as great. Baffert has multiple horses for the races that First Dude would be racing in that have already been acclimated to California.

Baffert has multiple horses for graded stakes races.

First Dude is eligible for a first condition allowance. And after that, a second condition allowance.

He won't have to worry about pitting this horse against one of his other horses until the prep races leading up to the Hollywood Gold Cup, and by then, he'll have all his favorite Lone Star, Sunland, and Churchill races to spread them out in.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Baffert has multiple horses for graded stakes races.

First Dude is eligible for a first condition allowance. And after that, a second condition allowance.

He won't have to worry about pitting this horse against one of his other horses until the prep races leading up to the Hollywood Gold Cup, and by then, he'll have all his favorite Lone Star, Sunland, and Churchill races to spread them out in.

I dont get it with this horse. What was his excuse vs restricted company in the Sunshine Millions? He trys hard, I get that, but hes not that good. I think both of Bafferts recent older male allowance winners are better.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

I dont get it with this horse. What was his excuse vs restricted company in the Sunshine Millions? He trys hard, I get that, but hes not that good. I think both of Bafferts recent older male allowance winners are better.

Intangible as it is, there's something to be said for "developing" a horse progressively through conditioned races. He simply wasn't allowed to do that once he got that first minor award in the Florida Derby.

The Sunshine Millions flop may be a sign that he's hopeless at this point, but certainly a drop down into his allowance conditions is his best shot at getting back on track.

Whether or not he likes to win, First Dude has beaten Game On Dude in both their meetings. Mythical Power is nothing to write home about either.