What are your thoughts on Uncle Mo's Returning Race?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by kgar311

I dont think its absurd. It was a prerequisite set by Pletcher for his horse to stay in S Fla, my horse has it his own way for 3/4s ie: he walks, then they can take a run at him after the race is all but over.

Uh huh.

If Pletcher can control how other trainers are to instruct their riders and other riders are to ride their opposing mounts ... why did he not order the post positions re-drawn after Uncle Mo drew the rail?

[kgar311]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Uh huh.

If Pletcher can control how other trainers are to instruct their riders and other riders are to ride their opposing mounts ... why did he not order the post positions re-drawn after Uncle Mo drew the rail?

The draw is public and cant be and Pletcher cant control how other trainers instruct their riders but he can say something to track officials and they can influence trainers and jockeys. Try by denying stable applications, not letting jockeys ride there, writing horses out of races etc etc. Theres plenty of things tracks can do to influence races

[Dahoss]

Make it stop.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Make it stop.

This is precious stuff, it's better then drinking, this guy could save my liver untold damage.

[OTM Al]

War Pass had a better comeback race in his one turn mile....

If this horse does not come to New York and instead stays in Florida I'm guessing something is wrong.

[MisterB]

He really built a good bottom in this paid public work out. A good quarter horse would have given him trouble, since that's all it was.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by OTM Al

War Pass had a better comeback race in his one turn mile.....

Couldn't possibly disagree more with you on this one.

War Pass was more loose on the lead in his comeback - faced even worse competition if you can believe that - and ran at a much, much more efficent rate of speed for producing a good final time.

N1X for 3yo fillies: 46.55 half mile - 1:37.07 final time
War Pass: 46.72 half mile - 1:36.38 final time

War Pass ran his final quarter mile in 24.48 and won "driving" according to the chart... though it probably should have been labeled ridden out.

I doubt War Pass was capable of being able to run as slowly as Uncle Mo did for the first 6fs yesterday.

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by freddymo

This is precious stuff, it's better then drinking, this guy could save my liver untold damage.

yup, a bunch of us called the race a farce ....a joke,.......proved nothing....we all look pretty stupid today,,.....lol

[slotdirt]

I must have missed the Uncle Mo retirement press release. Just brilliant criticizing the bazillionaire who's new to the racing game and looking to spend dough. From reading some comments here, you'd think Repole is some combination of Mike Gill and Mr. Burns or something.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I must have missed the Uncle Mo retirement press release. Just brilliant criticizing the bazillionaire who's new to the racing game and looking to spend dough. From reading some comments here, you'd think Repole is some combination of Mike Gill and Horace Greeley or something.

Since you seem so enamored with him, what is it exactly you like so much? Maybe I'm missing something.

I've yet to really see anyone say anything other than he is spending money.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by kgar311

The draw is public and cant be and Pletcher cant control how other trainers instruct their riders but he can say something to track officials and they can influence trainers and jockeys. Try by denying stable applications, not letting jockeys ride there, writing horses out of races etc etc. Theres plenty of things tracks can do to influence races

This is insane, Uncle Mo simply towered over the field, other trainers were running for minor shares and they approached the race thusly, challenging him early was seen as suicidal. Did anyone really expect this to be a tough race for Uncle Mo?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

It's a dark day when somerfrost is a voice of reason.

[HaloWishingwell]

I put in 50 cents on the nice horseys to watch them go up and down. That Uncle Mo is a meany

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

If Pletcher can control how other trainers are to instruct their riders and other riders are to ride their opposing mounts ... why did he not order the post positions re-drawn after Uncle Mo drew the rail?

If I recall correctly, Derek Ryan believes in this theory.

[NTamm1215]

Instead of trying to convince trainers how to have their horses run in the Timely Writer the management at GP probably offered to muck their stalls just for getting four horses to line up against Uncle Mo.

F-

The connections should be banned for life. If the sport fails for kicking out the hundred or so cowards ruining the sport then so be it.

[DaTruth]

Gulfstream should have classed up the race by making it an invitational.

[King Glorious]

If I had only heard about Uncle Mo and had never seen him run and this was my first time, I would be wondering what all the hype was about. This race, if you want to call it that, was not impressive at all. I don't care that he came home under 23 seconds. What else was he supposed to do after those first three fractions. Fortunately for Pletcher, this horse's 2yo form was so far beyond his classmates that he doesn't even need to improve on it to dominate this group. This was a good workout and nothing more. Not impressed at all.