Fastest workouts

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Doug..

2000 Cup is one of my best days ever at the track, and the Sprint was a big part of it. I loved her in there and used her and Kona Gold with Bet On Sunshine, More Than Ready and Caller One, which ended up the top five finishers. If she gets her nose in front of Kona Gold, I can only imagine what the exotics would have paid with her at 31-1. As it was, the tri was $2k and super $5k.

I've written and talked about this many times, but everything went right for me and Bill Mayberry ('Barbecue Bill') that day, except the late races where I liked Lemon Drop Kid in the Classic and John's Call in the Turf. But Bill was friendly with Northeast Bound's trainer Bill Perry, and we caught the Mile score with him (40-1?) and War Chant. Plus... Bill somehow found Spain (!) in the Distaff opener (55-1) and I noticed Carressing was way overlaid in the Juvy Filly (47-1). Finally, I keyed Point Given up and down in the Juvenile. It was an amazing day, but the Sprint hit was the one I particularly recall because of Honest Lady.

Nothing went right for me that day.

I've had many glorious BC days betting and that was absolutely not one of them. I bet Point Given in the Juvenile - so I had one tough beat and I wasn't close in any other races besides the Sprint ... where I thought KG was a cinch but couldn't come up with HL to save my life.

I strongly disliked the chances of more than a few horses who won that day as well.

[cakes44]

Friesan Fire had about the same pre-Derby workout as Hard Spun last year. I don't remember the exact time.

I think I remember Tale of Ekati going ridiculously fast in his pre-BC juvie workout and Tagg being super-pissed.

[cakes44]

Found the times:

Friesan Fire= 57 4/5 for 5f

Tale of Ekati= 45.3 for 4f

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Found the times:

Friesan Fire= 57 4/5 for 5f

Would have been a 96 Beyer if the time was posted in a running of a race the next racing day.

Working immediately after the renovation break over a “fast” track, Friesan Fire reeled off fractions of :11.20, :22.20, :33.60, :45.20 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.

Sheesh ... he galloped out his final furlong in 16.20 seconds? ... the worst trotters around can do that pulling a buggy. I imagine going that slow in a gallop-out isn't uncommon .. but after tearing it up for 5f you'd think momentum would help you through the next one.

With the "gallop out" - his 6f time of 1:14 flat would have translated to a 48 Beyer.

[randallscott35]

Maybe why FF finshed dead last.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Would have been a 96 Beyer if the time was posted in a running of a race the next racing day.




Sheesh ... he galloped out his final furlong in 16.20 seconds? ... the worst trotters around can do that pulling a buggy. I imagine going that slow in a gallop-out isn't uncommon .. but after tearing it up for 5f you'd think momentum would help you through the next one.

With the "gallop out" - his 6f time of 1:14 flat would have translated to a 48 Beyer.

The Fat Man is gonna be stoked that you are doing Beyers for workouts.

[miraja2]

I know Stevie Wonderboy had an extremely fast work before the '05 Breeders' Cup Juvy. I remember that he was the fastest of something like 145 horses at whichever distance it was, but I can't remember the time/distance exactly.
I just remember it was fast.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

The Fat Man is gonna be stoked that you are doing Beyers for workouts.

I'm kind of bummed out ... I thought it would set him off.

Now I feel like it was all for naught.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I'm kind of bummed out ... I thought it would set him off.

Now I feel like it was all for naught.

I think he has you on his iggy list...

[blackthroatedwind]

Foolish Pleasure worked 56 and a piece ( maybe 56 2/5 ) before the Match Race.

That track was a highway however.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Foolish Pleasure worked 56 and a piece ( maybe 56 2/5 ) before the Match Race.

That track was a highway however.

Was it as bad a track as CD in 2001 Derby?

[Sightseek]

I remember the funny quote that came out of Frankel after Funny Cide's pre-Belmont work, something to the affect that he'd walk him for days and pray.