'17 CROWN TRAIL THREAD: Always Dreaming; Cloud Computing; Tapwrit

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

El Areeb injured, off the Derby trail
Dave Grening

Multiple graded stakes winner El Areeb came out of a workout Wednesday at Laurel Park with an injury to his right knee and is off the Kentucky Derby trail, per trainer Cal Lynch.

The horse will undergo surgery on Monday at New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania.

“It’s the right knee, there’s a chip and maybe a slab [fracture],” Lynch said Thursday.

El Areeb won the Jerome and Withers – both Grade 3 races at Aqueduct – and finished third in the Gotham. He was being pointed to the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 8.

Bummer. Had a large futures bet on him and felt good about it.

[taxicab]

Lookin At Lee to the BG..........mount is up in the air.
As KL2 said,the BG looks a strong prep.
The SA Derby is going to be a crapshoot.

[RHT2004]

Originally Posted by philcski

Bummer. Had a large futures bet on him and felt good about it.

Really? After his last race?

[cakes44]

Gonna be a slow derby.

[10 pnt move up]

That has to be the least talented Santa Anita Derby I can recall.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

That has to be the least talented Santa Anita Derby I can recall.

2003 and 2007 are right up there.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

2003 and 2007 are right up there.

Yea but I recall going in thinking a couple were decent, Kafwain and Domestic Dispute I think. Hindsight it was a pretty poor race.

2007 was bad

[Indian Charlie]

Wasn't 2007 during the abortion of an experiment called synthetic tracks?

[Seattleallstar]

barring something unforseen or a freak performance by Classic Empire, AD will have a chance for a Triple Crown..wow

[richard burch]

Should read.....

Always Dreaming likely to defeat 9 in Preakness

[FATPIANO]

In the MEANTIME, J BOYS ECHO TWISTED TOM by LOOKING AT LEE..........

[RHT2004]

Reach the World explodes Saturday and heads to Kentucky the horse to beat.

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by RHT2004

Reach the World explodes Saturday and heads to Kentucky the horse to beat.

I guess I gotta ask what you like about him other than who trains him? I haven't seen anything special out of the horse so far.

[taxicab]

Originally Posted by RHT2004

Reach the World explodes Saturday and heads to Kentucky the horse to beat.

Big field looming.........do you think they gun him to keep him out of trouble ?
I kind of like the Gary/Mary West Baffert runner a bit.

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by RHT2004

Reach the World explodes Saturday and heads to Kentucky the horse to beat.

He needs to improve a ton to even be in the mix. Bob lost his derby shot when Mastery went down.