Cobalt Blue

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I may be wrong, but I think Golden Missile only won one stakes race as a 4yo, and that was a G3. I don't think he was in contention for an eclipse award off that effort.
At age 5 he won 2 graded stakes races.
I don't know if I would say that a horse which never won a stakes at 10f "loved real estate."

Owner: Adena Springs
Breeder: W. Bruce Lunsford
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 25 Starts: 7 - 7 - 4, $2,194,510

At 3: WON Cumberland S. -L
At 4: WON Widener H. -G3, Skip Away S. -L; 2ND Hawthorne Gold Cup -G3; 3RD Breeders' Cup Classic -G1, Saratoga Breeders' Cup H. -G2
At 5: WON Stephen Foster H. -G2, Pimlico Special H. -G1; 2ND Donn H. -G1, Kentucky Cup Classic -G2, Westchester H. -G3; 3RD Hawthorne Gold Cup H. -G3

Stands at Adena Springs in Midway, Ky.

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

i still laugh about the day he was 1-5 in the gold cup and kent d personally said to me"this is the best handicap horse in the country lil brother ill win by a city block" well needless to say kent made a foolish ride and chased a rabbit and got the horse beat by hometown dust on the bottle with tim doocy aboard, coincidentally dust on the bottle could even win a allowance race afterwards, never won another race period!

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

well i said a couple months ago he was my early derby pick and some thought i was way off but hes makin me proud and makin me some money@the windows but obviously his owners more in both respects LOL! whats really awesome tho is hes comin here to run in the ILL derby next

[Scav]

1) Air Commander was coming off short rest to try and get GS earnings
2) Cobalt Blue was ridden perfectly and was allowed to do what he wanted, while Gomez was where he 'had' to be given the way the race was run. If Gomez sits the rail behind CB, he loses by even more
3) Gomez doesn't think that horse will get 10 panels and I agree with him, he got what he needed today, earning. My guess is that Air Commander runs a strong 2nd or wins the SA Derby and is the 'now' horse at the Derby

[Pointg5]

I think they will ship AC, he's a big horse, he couldn't get in gear.

I don't expect much out of him though, probably another Point Determined clone.

[jpops757]

I think Blue has a way to go but he looks like a lot more than cheap speed. With him in the picture The pace factor will be a real concern by most of the contenders because most are stalkers and or closers. Who other than Blue will wing it on the front. With a comfortable uncontested lead can he withstand the large group of closers. With most of the true contenders being the off the pace type, dosent this mean that some are doomed just because of the numbers and only 2 or 3 will be able to carve a trip with a field of the size of the derby?

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

Owner: Adena Springs
Breeder: W. Bruce Lunsford
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 25 Starts: 7 - 7 - 4, $2,194,510

At 3: WON Cumberland S. -L
At 4: WON Widener H. -G3, Skip Away S. -L; 2ND Hawthorne Gold Cup -G3; 3RD Breeders' Cup Classic -G1, Saratoga Breeders' Cup H. -G2
At 5: WON Stephen Foster H. -G2, Pimlico Special H. -G1; 2ND Donn H. -G1, Kentucky Cup Classic -G2, Westchester H. -G3; 3RD Hawthorne Gold Cup H. -G3

Stands at Adena Springs in Midway, Ky.

I was pretty damn close!
(Although of course I cheated and looked it up before posting)

I dont trust many jockey's ability to distinguish between horses that have a better chance in a race. I recently recall all the fuss about Out of Gwedda and Johnny V. is aboard and gets rocked by Roxy. Pletchers backup in the race. Damn is Pletcher loaded or what...