Hey Vic Stauffer..........

[PPerfectfan]

Originally Posted by Honu

I think the switch to dirt made a huge diffirence with this horse because he is big and heavy and thick winded. I think the drop in class shipping to Turf Paradise helped him also because even when you run for optional claiming in California it still beats the **** out of any good stake horse they have in Arizona ......still to me the switch to dirt was the biggest help , that being
said Im sure whatever else Doug does to get a horse to a race doesnt hurt either .

Well my boy, Presidental Cause won alittle stake at TP yesterday, so that should tell ya how tough it is there.lol

Originally Posted by PPerfectfan

Well my boy, Presidental Cause won alittle stake at TP yesterday, so that should tell ya how tough it is there.lol

Actually I think the boy is a girl.

Details...

And they made those horses run 1 and 5/8ths miles for 15,000
dollars... Good God!

OMG my head is spinning.

OK here goes in no partiucular order.

1. Joel is a professional athlete competeing at an elite level. That's hard. Sometimes mistakes will be made. Brett Favre throws interceptions. Albert Pujols goes 0 for 5 with 4 k's. This game is about failure. Lose 7 of 10 for your career and you're in the Hall Of Fame.

2. The race in question is especially annoying because it was a 2 way division of the same race. I was named on White Lace Jimmy had he drawn in the opposite end of the split Joel could very well have ridden both winners. Stuff like that happens everyday. Just part of the job.

3. Was it a bad ride? If you want to say that I won't argue. Of course if he gets through everystep he's a hero. Well actually not because in my opinion no matter what happened he was going to finish no better than 2nd. Glatt's horse was a beast. I don't think Lacotah could have held him off. Of course we'll never know for sure.

4. As for Joel being off to Emerald or Yavipai. I don't think so. Last year at this meeting he won 49 races. This year he has 46 and we haven't hit March. He's third in the standings behind two superstar riders. He's 5th nationally in purse money. We're both every proud of that and IMO he's only going to improve with more experience. There's not a trainer he can't ride for. I'm not quite sure what more should be expected at this point.

5. I'm not sure what my being a gambler has to do with Joel's decision making in the heat of the battle. I'll make a bet every now and then but I make my living as an agent and announcer. I have a rooting interest in every race Joel rides so I don't really see the point of betting.

All the best.

VJS

[PPerfectfan]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Actually I think the boy is a girl.

Details...

And they made those horses run 1 and 5/8ths miles for 15,000
dollars... Good God!

No he is a gelding, and yeah the purse wasnt much but I really like P.C and I am glad he won! He is alittle touched in the head I hear, and I just love those crazy horses!