Kathy Walsh on Georgie Boy

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Scav

Do you two understand the aura of winning a race at Keeneland? Some owners don't mind taking a chance or two with a decent horse and like traveling to new tracks to see them run.

Scav, I would have to say that running in a Grade 2 stake on Santa Anita Derby that you almost have to fall down to lose would be a huge thrill to any owner based in So. Cal

I know if I owned the horse I'd be begging Kathy Walsh to start acting like Kathy Walsh again.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Scav, I would have to say that running in a Grade 2 stake on Santa Anita Derby that you almost have to fall down to lose would be a huge thrill to any owner based in So. Cal

I know if I owned the horse I'd be begging Kathy Walsh to start acting like Kathy Walsh again.

I agree about the SA Derby Day, but maybe the owner has been there done that.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I think Kathy is calling the shots and not the owner.

And the only reason why I think this is interesting and worthy of such analysis is because Georgie Boy has been one of the all time poster childs for the benefits of cautious and careful management and placement.

After he nicely won the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity ... she stopped on him .. and not because of actual injury - but because she thought he could benefit from time.

After he swept the San Vincete and San Felipe in dazzling fashion and looked like a cinch in the SA Derby ... she stopped on him ... and not because of injury because she didn't like how he came back and thought he could use some time.

She said she didn't have him fully cranked when he was brought back from a layoff this time .. and he improved steadily and got better and better.

Now, he's the only horse left standing in a laughable division out there that has totally fallen apart. A total vindication of her brilliant handling of the horse.

But now, she wants to take a path of significantly greater resistance to which offers only slightly greater reward. When she can instead pile up earnings and win nice races leading into having home court advantage for The Breeders Cup sprint and a shot at an eclipse award.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I think Kathy is calling the shots and not the owner.

And the only reason why I think this is interesting and worthy of such analysis is because Georgie Boy has been one of the all time poster childs for the benefits of cautious and careful management and placement.

After he nicely won the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity ... she stopped on him .. and not because of actual injury - but because she thought he could benefit from time.

After he swept the San Vincete and San Felipe in dazzling fashion and looked like a cinch in the SA Derby ... she stopped on him ... and not because of injury because she didn't like how he came back and thought he could use some time.

She said she didn't have him fully cranked when he was brought back from a layoff this time .. and he improved steadily and got better and better.

Now, he's the only horse left standing in a laughable division out there that has totally fallen apart. A total vindication of her brilliant handling of the horse.

But now, she wants to take a path of significantly greater resistance to which offers only slightly greater reward. When she can instead pile up earnings and win nice races leading into having home court advantage for The Breeders Cup sprint and a shot at an eclipse award.

Those are probably his next two races, and then after that, she will run first week of the Oak tree meet and then he is going to be ready to go for the BC Sprint. To me, if she was ever going to make the move, this is the time to do it, plenty of time BEFORE the BC. April/May starts and then laid off until September/October/November.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I think Kathy is calling the shots and not the owner.

And the only reason why I think this is interesting and worthy of such analysis is because Georgie Boy has been one of the all time poster childs for the benefits of cautious and careful management and placement.

After he nicely won the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity ... she stopped on him .. and not because of actual injury - but because she thought he could benefit from time.

After he swept the San Vincete and San Felipe in dazzling fashion and looked like a cinch in the SA Derby ... she stopped on him ... and not because of injury because she didn't like how he came back and thought he could use some time.

She said she didn't have him fully cranked when he was brought back from a layoff this time .. and he improved steadily and got better and better.

Now, he's the only horse left standing in a laughable division out there that has totally fallen apart. A total vindication of her brilliant handling of the horse.

But now, she wants to take a path of significantly greater resistance to which offers only slightly greater reward. When she can instead pile up earnings and win nice races leading into having home court advantage for The Breeders Cup sprint and a shot at an eclipse award.

Given the way she's handled the horse in the past, the current aggressive path suggests that the horse is doing really, really well now. Since he's a gelding, she might as well find out now if he can handle dirt. And it's not as if the Met Mile, given the relative weakness of the handicap division, is likely to come up a killer spot.