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DT FOCUS (1/9-AQU 2): Eightyfiveinafifty (105 Beyer)
AQUEDUCT 2nd (12:58)
6 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds Maiden Special Weight | Purse: $40,000 1 5 He's a Scrooge Jara F McLaughlin Kiaran P 120 FTL 8-1 1A 6 Freshman Dorm Napravnik A R McLaughlin Kiaran P 120 L 8-1 2 1 Upper Afleet Serpa A Kelly Patrick J 1155 30-1 3 2 Avenging Spirit Cohen D Barbara Robert 120 FTL 3-1 4 3 Winaholic Migliore R Levine Bruce N 120 FTL 6-1 5 4 Eightyfiveinafifty Chavez J F Contessa Gary C 120 L 6-5 6 7 Departures Saez G Duggan David P 120 FTL 15-1 7 8 Bojan Hill C Terranova, II John P 120 FTL 5-1 8 9 Hot Pursuit Lopez C C Zito Nicholas P 120 L 20-1 A-Coupled: He's a Scrooge and Freshman Dorm Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (2-4), Pick 4 Races (2-5) Daily Double Wagers |
This is a white hot group...
Though the Contessa who bowed behind Dublin at SAR ('85 IN A 50') is getting all the ink, Bob Barbara's debuting AVENGING SPIRIT is rumored to be the goods. Levine's $210k Repole purchase by Tiznow (WINAHOLIC) may needs a start and a second turn, and the Wildcat Heir colt BOJAN from Terranova looks to run first time as many do from that barn, and is a half to SW Fitz Just Right. McLaughlin has an entry including an 'any kind' that he owns (HE'S A SCROOGE)... And from a personal viewpoint, I'm expecting Dave Duggan's DEPARTURES to be OK too, at some point if not in this unveiling Saturday. He's a half to the likable SW Fleet Valid... "Port Chop" from his days with Trombetta when I got to spend a good deal of time around him. Fleet Valid is a 'too fast for his own good' type that has had a nice career winning 9 times (2 stakes) in 29 starts with 20 ITM finishes. |
I thought there was a big fight in the paddock or something like that.
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I think Contessas horse will be 2/5 in here and run to those odds. You rarely see him express this kind of confidence in one of his animals, and this is a betting barn. This one is suppose to be real good.
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Wow, Gary's horse is something special. Going to be fun to see where he goes next, whether he stretches or they look for one turn races.
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The Barbara FTS ran fairly well also. Down the lane he was clueless. He will improve with time also
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I wonder when we see him next? Gary is taking him to Gulfstream but I dont think a specific race has been planned. Allowance race or right to the FOY? Derby Fever is contagious and I think Gary has it! Best of luck to him. It would be a great story.
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Huge number that race I would think.
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Who was that ridiculous juice job he sold off a big Inner win that we never heard from again? |
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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.
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Agree. Do you want to play heads up? |
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So, what does that name mean exactly? 85ina50?
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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. |
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I don't care how well thought of the horse is. . . Nothing about his run backed up all the hype. Clearly your expectations prior to the race are clouding your ability to objectively evaluate his performance. The winner couldn't have accelerated away from AS any easier and, no matter how hard he tried to blow it for second, none of those horses were even good enough to clunk up and pass him.
Maybe whatever injuries he has struggled with came back to haunt him in the stretch, but that certainly doesn't bode well for his future. |
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No thanks on any Forest Camp being a factor on the first Saturday of May. I might even rather have a future bet on a Dixie Union horse.
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3rd place finisher might be ok too. He will need distance and probably turf.
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The final margin was over 17 lengths.
How in the hell did that horse take so much money? Tapit's are very low percentage on debut ... and the dam was a turf marathoner. |
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The winner actually opened up pretty short in his debut at Saratoga if I remember correctly. . . The race was so loaded, though, that his odds had to go high when the pools filled out. |
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StoneGossard did a nice write-up on him at his blog. http://traderpete.blogspot.com/2009/...st-part-1.html |
I'll take my chances that Avenging Spirit is a good horse and he showed why he was heavily bet. Wow, a first time starter, who was studdish in the paddock and acted up, tired badly from chasing a speed horse that ran a monsterous race. That's never happened before.
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I don't disagree. He should improve a whole lot. Certainly could be a good horse.
The mother was a nice closing turf stayer .. and Tapit's often seem to move plenty forward off of their debut. Tapit's debuters are a combined 5-for-86, his best ones like Carless Jewel and Stardom Bound both got beat on debut. Even without getting into circumstances - it's impressive that Avenging Spirt was good enough to run a Beyer in the low 60's on debut. I'd have been a lot more excited if he was 30/1 instead of 3/1. |
Speaking of Avenging Spirit, where has King Glorious been lately?
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Just read for 8550 that he's going the Whirlaway - Gotham - Wood - Derby route.
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