Shared Belief

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

any word on his next appearance?

Yeah. Jerry said he's looking at the Los Alamitos Derby formally known as the Swaps Stakes.

[alysheba4]

sounds weird, "Swaps Stakes " at Los Al.......Cant Believe H.P. Is Gone.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by v j stauffer

Yeah. Jerry said he's looking at the Los Alamitos Derby formally known as the Swaps Stakes.

Seems like they are babying him.... Why not run him in a real race?

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Seems like they are babying him.... Why not run him in a real race?

First route race in 7 months. Smart move i think. Hollendorfer is not Rontos Stable. Like you said, baby steps.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Seems like they are babying him.... Why not run him in a real race?

It's a grade II with a $500,000 purse. That's not good enough? This will be his first race on real dirt. And as Outofthebox said, he just had the one 6 furlong sprint and now he's stretching all the way out to 1 1/8 miles. That's not easy to do. By the way, he's never run this far before.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

It's a grade II with a $500,000 purse. That's not good enough? This will be his first race on real dirt. And as Outofthebox said, he just had the one 6 furlong sprint and now he's stretching all the way out to 1 1/8 miles. That's not easy to do. By the way, he's never run this far before.

His first race back was at Golden Gate vs no one. His only competition in that race was a stablemate who was ridden, well watch the race....
He is the 2yr old champ. Is he coming east next for the big summer 3yr old races? If so Ill back off my comments.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

His first race back was at Golden Gate vs no one. His only competition in that race was a stablemate who was ridden, well watch the race....
He is the 2yr old champ. Is he coming east next for the big summer 3yr old races? If so Ill back off my comments.

He will be running in the biggest races soon enough. Hollendorfer has never been afraid to ship back east. I don't know if the horse will make the Haskell. It is 22 days after the Los Al race. That is borderline. There aren't any big races at Del Mar for 3 year olds on the main track. The big races are on the grass. I would assume the Travers is a possibility. If the horse has no problem handling the 1 1/8 miles at Los Al, they may feel he's ready to stretch out to 1 1/4 miles in the Travers.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

He will be running in the biggest races soon enough. Hollendorfer has never been afraid to ship back east. I don't know if the horse will make the Haskell. It is 22 days after the Los Al race. That is borderline. There aren't any big races at Del Mar for 3 year olds on the main track. The big races are on the grass. I would assume the Travers is a possibility. If the horse has no problem handling the 1 1/8 miles at Los Al, they may feel he's ready to stretch out to 1 1/4 miles in the Travers.

I guess my point is how many champions run at Golden Gate and Los Al??? It feels to me like the perfect spot for him surface, timing and distance wise was last Saturday.

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

I guess my point is how many champions run at Golden Gate and Los Al??? It feels to me like the perfect spot for him surface, timing and distance wise was last Saturday.

Are you serious. I hope your not referring to the Belmont Stakes Saturday? A 1 1/2 mile off a six furlong race..nice...Im sure if he was stabled on the east coast there was a good chance he would have made his 3yo debut in the Woody Stephens. But the Dorf was lucky enough to get a race put up for him and now he is on his way. I hope like all of us that he can dirt and compete in the Travers this summer...