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[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Betsy

I guess I was insulted, lol. I have no idea what I did to him to deserve that, but oh well...

I wasn't insulting you at all.

I was denigrating the trainer you were being compared to.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I wasn't insulting you at all.

I was denigrating the trainer you were being compared to.

I'm sorry, I know you weren't. For some reason, Indomitable Drug was.

[Gaining Ground]

Originally Posted by Betsy

I'm sorry, I know you weren't. For some reason, Indomitable Drug was.

i didnt really read it as an insult. you said you were very conservative and he compared you to john ward, who is also conservative with running his horses.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Gaining Ground

i didnt really read it as an insult. you said you were very conservative and he compared you to john ward, who is also conservative with running his horses.

I can see how you think that. I took it to mean though that she is incompetent, since he seems to be an incompetent trainer.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Gaining Ground

i didnt really read it as an insult. you said you were very conservative and he compared you to john ward, who is also conservative with running his horses.

Ah -I didn't exactly know what he meant. I just know that I've not seen too many positive things about Ward written here, so I assumed the worst.

LOL I would rather not be known as the John Ward of posters as, despite my post about Miner's Reserve, I believe race horses should actually be raced. I was furious last year when Godolphin decided they were going to run Music Note all of about 4 times. I guess I should have been grateful they didn't retire here, but I almost wish they would have. What kind of campaign was that?

[Indian Charlie]

I think John Ward manages Godolphin now.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I think John Ward manages Godolphin now.

LOL...He must. I saw Girolamo on the work tab some time ago, now he's stopped working. If he's not hurt, they must have decided to put him away to point for a 1 race Fall campaign.

[Monarchos1]

Originally Posted by Betsy

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LOL I would rather not be known as the John Ward of posters as, despite my post about Miner's Reserve, I believe race horses should actually be raced. I was furious last year when Godolphin decided they were going to run Music Note all of about 4 times. I guess I should have been grateful they didn't retire here, but I almost wish they would have. What kind of campaign was that?

Since you think race horses should be raced, does that mean you objected to the way Zito managed Commentator?

[Linny]

Commentator wouldn't have stood up to more than they did. They knew how brittle he was.
I hate it too when perfectly sound horses are trained forever only to pull up with a fracture a week before their forst race in 4 months. Why not get him out there while he's training bullets for 10 weeks???!!!!

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Monarchos1

Since you think race horses should be raced, does that mean you objected to the way Zito managed Commentator?

I didn't follow Nick Zito and Commentator so I don't have an opinion. I'm not suggesting they run 12 times a year, but or 4 times for a perfectly healthy horse is ludicrous.

[Monarchos1]

Originally Posted by Betsy

I didn't follow Nick Zito and Commentator so I don't have an opinion. I'm not suggesting they run 12 times a year, but or 4 times for a perfectly healthy horse is ludicrous.

So how do you know which horses are perfectly healthy and which are not? Commentator had plenty of issues and it was remarkable how Zito was able to keep him in training so long and win at the highest level. His campaigns were as good as they were going to get under the circumstances. Other horses who are lightly raced are likely done so for a reason.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Ah -I didn't exactly know what he meant. I just know that I've not seen too many positive things about Ward written here, so I assumed the worst.

LOL I would rather not be known as the John Ward of posters as, despite my post about Miner's Reserve, I believe race horses should actually be raced. I was furious last year when Godolphin decided they were going to run Music Note all of about 4 times. I guess I should have been grateful they didn't retire here, but I almost wish they would have. What kind of campaign was that?

I think the campaign actually helped her, her sprint at Toga was her first fast race EVER... Then she came right back to run fast again beating Pletchers horse... Her 3yo campaign was nice and SLOW.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

I think the campaign actually helped her, her sprint at Toga was her first fast race EVER... Then she came right back to run fast again beating Pletchers horse... Her 3yo campaign was nice and SLOW.

Music Note was not a slow filly as a 3 year old.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Music Note was not a slow filly as a 3 year old.

I disagree... Her best race, she never threatened.
And, if I recall correctly she got a dream rail run in that race.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Music Note was not a slow filly as a 3 year old.

Not exactly slow, per se, but she was hardly very fast for a horse considered one of the two leaders in her division.