5/8 (LS): Lone Star Derby (G3); Texas Stallion S. (M/F)

[Gaining Ground]

Originally Posted by pba1817

a) I didn't mention any owners by name, but since you did. Just take a look at the lack of noticeable ownership that have chosen not to enter the LS Derby this year...

b) A heck of a lot more face time than anyone will get this Saturday in Grand Prarie...

i know you didnt mention any owners by name. the initial question was about stay put (or a similar horse). i thought it was a good question. but aside from being seen on derby day it doesnt make much sense to run in that allowance race over a 200k stake that is about the same quality wise.

since the original question was about stay put, i used his owners. they have been involved for a long time and campaigned enough stakes horses that i dont think the being seen thing was their motivation.

maybe they were looking for a confidence builder. didnt want to ship. something else. i dont think the point was to be seen. who were they looking to be seen by?

[randallscott35]

Maybe they wanted 5 weeks to the Belmont?

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...belmont-stakes

[Linny]

Five weeks actually. I would have gone to Texas had he been my horse. That race looks like it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for Stay Put or several of the other "not quite prime time" 3yo's.
Now, I can see why people want to run on Derby Day at CD. I don't know who the owners are but if they are Kentuckians, it's very important. (We see alot of this here at Saratoga.) Maybe they had others running on Derby Day, maybe they just wanted to be there for the big day, even though Stay Put didn't quite make the cut. Maybe the horse doesn't ship well or they could arrange transport.
Too bad really because some of the "secondary Derbies" often turn out to be interesting betting races, but this one just stinks.

[my miss storm cat]

Sorry for talking about one of the races here...

Thatlleaveamark.

[jms62]

They need to run this sometime between Preakness and Belmont to attract some horses that ran in the derby but aren't going in the Belmont.

[pba1817]

Originally Posted by Gaining Ground

who were they looking to be seen by?

The pompous arrogant people who prance around CD on Derby Day who have no business being there, other than they can afford to throw away thousands of dollars for a weekend jaunt just for photo ops, to wear goofy hats, and to rub elbows with the other pompous arrogant fools...

[chucklestheclown]

What is wrong with him running, except for the fact that my odds on him are now lower than they would have been next out?

[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by pba1817

The pompous arrogant people who prance around CD on Derby Day who have no business being there, other than they can afford to throw away thousands of dollars for a weekend jaunt just for photo ops, to wear goofy hats, and to rub elbows with the other pompous arrogant fools...

LOL