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[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I thought he was over-rated as well, but he could at least be running to try to break those conditions!

I thought I remembered us agreeing on this one.

John Ward doesn't believe in running. Did you see his numbers for last year? 88 starters and 13 wins! The guy did not run ONE 2YO at Saratoga last summer! He has to have a minimum of 25. I find it mind boggling.

Of course, nothing is as crazy as him declaring Dr. Pleasure to be his best 3YO.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I thought I remembered us agreeing on this one.

John Ward doesn't believe in running. Did you see his numbers for last year? 88 starters and 13 wins! The guy did not run ONE 2YO at Saratoga last summer! He has to have a minimum of 25. I find it mind boggling.

Of course, nothing is as crazy as him declaring Dr. Pleasure to be his best 3YO.

Is he the trainer that they said would loose his stalls somewhere if he didn't run more? Shame, because he has some pretty decent bloodlines in his barn, and a few nominated to the Derbies, but it certainly doesn't look like they will make it to the races.

[SundayStar]

strong contender this weekend. cool, at least there's one race to look forward to.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Is he the trainer that they said would loose his stalls somewhere if he didn't run more? Shame, because he has some pretty decent bloodlines in his barn, and a few nominated to the Derbies, but it certainly doesn't look like they will make it to the races.

Not sure....but he should.

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I thought I remembered us agreeing on this one.

John Ward doesn't believe in running. Did you see his numbers for last year? 88 starters and 13 wins! The guy did not run ONE 2YO at Saratoga last summer! He has to have a minimum of 25. I find it mind boggling.

Of course, nothing is as crazy as him declaring Dr. Pleasure to be his best 3YO.

Those numbers are amazing concidering he has a barnfull of horses. I would estimate that he averages less than 1 start per horse. No wonder he has his own training barn at Keeneland.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by outofthebox

Those numbers are amazing concidering he has a barnfull of horses. I would estimate that he averages less than 1 start per horse. No wonder he has his own training barn at Keeneland.

I heard they have problems keeping help.

To bad, they get some very nicely bred horses, but they never seem to race. I just don't get it.

[Gander]

Hey Out of the Box, I see that Interior Designer is in against Rogue Agent on Friday. Please give us your take on the race. Dont worry, my paltry $50 win bet wont shake up the payoffs all that much

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Gander

Hey Out of the Box, I see that Interior Designer is in against Rogue Agent on Friday. Please give us your take on the race. Dont worry, my paltry $50 win bet wont shake up the payoffs all that much

What we really want to know is what exactly happened in Interior Designer's last race that prevented Arroyo from riding him in the stretch ( and probably winning ). Arroyo kept looking down to his left, and even said something to Santos as he went by, but the head-on was inconclusive though it seems possible he either lost or broke his left iron.

[Gander]

Thats very interesting. I noticed the same thing but I think I refrained from posting about it. I actually liked Interior Designer in that spot, but didnt make a wager for some reason. While watching the race, I cursed myself for not betting it, because Interior Designer looked home free.

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

What we really want to know is what exactly happened in Interior Designer's last race that prevented Arroyo from riding him in the stretch ( and probably winning ). Arroyo kept looking down to his left, and even said something to Santos as he went by, but the head-on was inconclusive though it seems possible he either lost or broke his left iron.

Arroyo's stirrrup leather was slipping out of its safely buckle. So he was looking down and reaching to put it back in its place. Same time as that he dropped his reins . He came back holding the left iron with help from the outrider. Just another way to lose another race....

[outofthebox]

Forgot to mention that the 3 blind mice upstairs called right away on the phone and demanded an explanation from Arroyo...They were satisfied with his explanation. Even held his irons up in the air for them to see...