Bourbon Courage

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Kitan

Correct me if I'm wrong, but going by the official chart, his fractions were roughly 23-, 45 4/5, 57 4/5, 108 3/5.

That means his final 2f was 22 4/5 and his final 1f was 10 4/5. This is basically unheard of on the dirt, regardless of distance. I was already taken away by his stretch burst and awesome gallop out, but these numbers make it even more dazzling. I know the Trakus charts give different numbers but I'm old school and generally trust the charts, especially on a major circuit.

I paid a little more attention to his run because I had money on him, and don't get me started on what I thought the result would be if he had the trip I wanted him to have. Regardless, he clearly is vastly improved sprinting and I'm interested to see how he runs next year (is it too early to talk about potential 2015 BC winners?!)

The run he made was one of the more exciting performances, even if he came up short!

[Gate Dancer]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

The run he made was one of the more exciting performances, even if he came up short!

Totally agree.............but Bobby's Kittens run was pretty electrifying also!

[ADJMK]

Originally Posted by Gate Dancer

Totally agree.............but Bobby's Kittens run was pretty electrifying also!

That turn of foot was mindboggling. As there are so few opps racing for big money turf sprinting I bet they try him back at a mile as a one run closer. I know I would.

[booner]

I had great interest in him also. I'm wondering if 6 is too short for him.

Going forward, he could be a major player up to a mile (one turn mile, that is). Starting to remind me of Caleb's Posse.