Ben Ali S. (G3) @ KEE

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

I don't like Chatain for a 9 furlong race at Keeneland at all, even though it's possible he is the best animal in the race. He is too fast and isn't going to take back and rate. = He REALLY should scratch out.


Minister's Joy has the style and form to pass these up late, but he will need a ride from well off the pace. Will be interesting to see how far back Johnny V. will rate.

Chatain finished out of the money as expected and went off at $1.20 ??? what where they thinking making him that low a price on this track? And what where the connections thinking running this good animal at keeneland? waste of a race (maybe not if he got a good workout and practiced rating)

Velazquez actually gave Minister's Joy the proper ride and this horse who had been running well over the gulfstream turf came up and almost won. Good one Johnny V!

Wierd race by the winner Jades Revenge who flipped styles as Kent D. had him near the pace the whole time. PRADO also had his horse Eccentric on the pace so they must be "Keen" to the surface playing a bit better to front-runners lately. Four horse blanket finish.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

one more day @ Keene...thank god!

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

one more day @ Keene...thank god!

I don't mind this stuff for a meet or a few bad-weather tracks...
It's actually interesting in a "what if" trivia sort of way. But they might as well have run the Benali on the turf , run the bluegrass on the turf!

For the time being it is a hell of a betting opportunity. The fans still bet horses like Chatain down to 1.20-1 and the horses still do a tiny bit of running in the first 6 furlongs. A handicapper can at least make money off of the folly- for now. I sure hope that the public confusion is a long-term thing. I am not so confident. I have watched film on how they run ALL WEATHER TRACK overseas - and None of them do any running at all until the stretch.

Every race is like the bluegrass stakes.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

If that race was run over any natural dirt surface....something tells me the result would have probably been quite different.

[hockey2315]

Chatain kills that field at a mile. . . I hope they stop trying to send him longer. . .

[The Indomitable DrugS]

PG1985 ASSURED me that Chatain is a true router, and wants no part of a sprint or a one-turn mile....

And all based on what he heard from a trainer interview!

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

PG1985 ASSURED me that Chatain is a true router, and wants no part of a sprint or a one-turn mile....

And all based on what he heard from a trainer interview!

At least he bets the horses he likes.