National Pride

[blackthroatedwind]

Are you sure he got a 104? I thought it was a 92.

[blackthroatedwind]

He was impressive in his first start but I think whoever purchases this horse is making a mistake.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He was impressive in his first start but I think whoever purchases this horse is making a mistake.

What makes you say that? Does he have problems, or do you think he just isn't really very good.

He looked like a pretty decent horse to me.

[blackthroatedwind]

I don't think people weigh the connections of horses carefully enough when they buy them. I wouldn't buy any horse from Gary Contessa that appears to have run a good race. Horses from his barn rarely run reliably from week to week.

Perhaps I will be wrong in this case. I certain welcome more good horses.

[sumitas]

Deal or no deal ? In this case it's probably a deal if the horse vets out. Another big win and his price goes up even more.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I don't think people weigh the connections of horses carefully enough when they buy them. I wouldn't buy any horse from Gary Contessa that appears to have run a good race. Horses from his barn rarely run reliably from week to week.

Perhaps I will be wrong in this case. I certain welcome more good horses.

It is like claiming off of Contessa or Dutrow, you just don't do it. I have seen Jacobson do this time and time again only to end up dropping 3 levels to get them claimed by Contessa or Dutrow again.

[blackthroatedwind]

I'll get back to you as soon as I figure out Sumitas's latest post. I currently have seven cryptographists working on it......and nobody is getting anywhere.

[sumitas]

as Howie Mandel says," Deal, or no deal ?"
i do recall that Truely Alone regressed after she was claimed off Contessa.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Scav

It is like claiming off of Contessa or Dutrow, you just don't do it. I have seen Jacobson do this time and time again only to end up dropping 3 levels to get them claimed by Contessa or Dutrow again.

Tom - ask the folks that bought Peace Rules about that

He's a nice horse...My stable was offered a piece of him after the sale but we had bought another and had purchased a Steven Got Even filly at Keeneland in January so we were tapped out

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Tom - ask the folks that bought Peace Rules about that

That was over five years ago and things were different then....and Bobby Frankel trained Peace Rules.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I don't think people weigh the connections of horses carefully enough when they buy them. I wouldn't buy any horse from Gary Contessa that appears to have run a good race. Horses from his barn rarely run reliably from week to week.

Perhaps I will be wrong in this case. I certain welcome more good horses.

Can you expand on this ....

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Can you expand on this ....

I think I covered it.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Are you sure he got a 104? I thought it was a 92.

You're probably right Andy. I didn't see the final figure was going on what I had heard

[blackthroatedwind]

He definitely got a 92.