DT FOCUS (1/13-GP 7th/9th): 3yo Turf ALW (Boys) & MSW (Girls)

[golfer]

The horse I'm interested in (7th) is Malibu Knight. Now I have NO idea how good he is, and you could certainly make the case he beat nothing in his debut, but he did it in a pretty amazing way, breaking dead last from the rail in the 5.5 F turf sprint, and closing from last at the top of the stretch to win convincingly. You just don't see that very often, especially from a first time starter. The odds should be worth the risk today.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

golfer of the horses with odds the 11 has some upside no telling if he will jump up in beyer off last..i cant back the 7 but he could get a trip with elvis.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by golfer

The horse I'm interested in (7th) is Malibu Knight. Now I have NO idea how good he is, and you could certainly make the case he beat nothing in his debut, but he did it in a pretty amazing way, breaking dead last from the rail in the 5.5 F turf sprint, and closing from last at the top of the stretch to win convincingly. You just don't see that very often, especially from a first time starter. The odds should be worth the risk today.

I'm with you. He came home in :11.18 that day and you would think he should appreciate the added ground.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

I'm with you. He came home in :11.18 that day and you would think he should appreciate the added ground.

I posted about this horse intially after watching the race . He won on talent alone and I really dont think they tired all that hard with him. He looks very MOTO since I rarely uncover anything to clever.

[golfer]

Still very difficult to draw a conclusion on Malibu Knight after this race. Whether or not you want to blame Elvis, couldn't have had a worse trip, checked early in the first turn when the 12 came in on him, probably ended up 8 or 9 wide by the time they came out of the turn. Maybe he was green, maybe overmatched, or maybe he just stinks. I don't know yet.

[hockey2315]

Yup . . . worth a bet next time at a bigger price - this race was inconclusive.

[the_fat_man]

Nice late burst by the the winner.

[jwkniska]

Launch N Relaunch entered on dirt for Monday.