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Old 04-26-2009, 11:04 AM
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Excellent drill for Hold Me Back this morning under Kent D. Coming up to race very nicely and Mott told me yesterday he expects a big run. His lone concern is the track coming up loose-deep-cuppy as he says the Giant's Causeway colt likes firm footing and struggles grabbing 'breakaway' soil.

Leave it to Bill Mott to work him in company with just about the worst horse in his barn.
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Old 04-26-2009, 06:50 PM
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Leave it to Bill Mott to work him in company with just about the worst horse in his barn.
LOL. And whats the chance that the track will be deep and cuppy on Derby day...
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Old 04-26-2009, 07:30 PM
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He’s got 24 hours to get better,” said Jerkens. “I would have liked to have seen no blood, but it didn’t surprise me because he was still tender. He’s sound, he galloped the way he usually does, but I would have been more optimistic without blood.”

This really sounds like a sub par effort if they run QR.
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Old 04-26-2009, 07:34 PM
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I wish you could have reported on Friesan Fire.
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Old 04-26-2009, 07:53 PM
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I wish you could have reported on Friesan Fire.
CtC,

I only saw him jog by with Jones standing up on him. We were all concentrating on Square Eddie.
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