Twirling Candy Love....

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Hah! Who's flip flopping now?

This morning he was rating kindly from all the "learning" he'd done by skipping the BC Classic after having his tail shoved between his legs in the Goodwood by the West Coast version of Giant Oak...Richard's Kid.

My point is that Twirling Candy best race currently would be loose on a n uncontested lead that doesnt suggest he cant rate or wont we already watched him rate didnt we?

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by freddymo

My point is that Twirling Candy best race currently would be loose on a n uncontested lead that doesnt suggest he cant rate or wont we already watched him rate didnt we?

He rates fine. Im not even sure why thats an issue.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

He rates fine. Im not even sure why thats an issue.

The only time Twirling Candy rated around two turns was in the Oceanside, where Macias led, open-mouthed until midstretch. One race later, Macias nearly killed himself running off in the La Jolla to the benefit of Sidney's Candy's inflated reputation.

Otherwise, Twirling Candy has "pulled", which is hardly rating fine. That style won't be ideal for a race with multiple pace rivals, eg. the most recent BC Classic...or this year's Donn.

[freddymo]

Pulling because your cruise speed is super high is different then pulling to exhaust yourself.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Pulling because your cruise speed is super high is different then pulling to exhaust yourself.

I hate to agree with you, but I could not agree more. Plus he settled down Saturday and was never really asked for much. There is more to this horse.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Pulling because your cruise speed is super high is different then pulling to exhaust yourself.

What the fucl< are you talking about?

Pulling means he's fighting the jock's restraint, period. His running style is a couple of degrees away from being deemed "rank". It will be a weakness if and when he faces other class opponents. Therefore, he will be quite vulnerable to a heavy pace scenario in a route if he actually ever lines up in a race of that potential.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

What the fucl< are you talking about?

Pulling means he's fighting the jock's restraint, period. His running style is a couple of degrees away from being deemed "rank". It will be a weakness if and when he faces other class opponents. Therefore, he will be quite vulnerable to a heavy pace scenario in a route if he actually ever lines up in a race of that potential.

Go watch the race a few times zoom in on TC. He is hardly a hand full and way more settled then is previous races. You are going to have to drop the preconceived BS and really watch the colt is just fast

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Go watch the race a few times zoom in on TC. He is hardly a hand full and way more settled then is previous races. You are going to have to drop the preconceived BS and really watch the colt is just fast

You gotta be kidding me. Rosario has a hammer lock with the colt's head cocked to the right around the clubhouse turn and then checks him a couple of times along the backstretch (feet practically in the dashboard the whole way). The only reason a duel didn't develop was because Indian Firewater, open mouthed, accelerated after the opening quarter while Rosario was busy gathering up Twirling Candy. Inexplicably, the geniuses on the other horses decided the first two were going to slow and all moved early in unison into the teeth of a 1:09+ 6f fraction, essentially guaranteeing that Twirling Candy would have no late rival to deal with once Indian Firewater had had enough.