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Old 04-28-2011, 12:02 PM
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Default 4/28 DERBY/OAKS NOTES: Uncle Mo, St. John's River a.m. stars

Easy summary of the important morning machinations of Derby/Oaks participants Thursday as UNCLE MO couldn't have looked happier, heartier or more energetic 48 hours after his Tuesday breeze. The Indian Charlie colt dragged Hector Ramos twice around the Downs, looking at any moment like he would break into full flight if allowed. Whether he is healthy is not even a remote question based on his appearances so far this week, and his Sunday or Monday work figures to be the most anticipated and scrutinized of recent Derby Weeks...

ST.JOHNS RIVER was the major Thursday Oaks worker, and continues to make an outstanding impression. Her splits of :12.2, :23.3, :36.2 and 1:00.4 came with no real encouragement, and could not have been more beautifully laid down. She galloped out 6f in a modest 1:15.2, but had effectively started the work when breaking off in full flight at the three-quarter mark, so was in effect finishing up a 7th furlong on the gallop-out. Andy Leggio's Include daughter, a runner up at 8-1 to Andy McKeever's DAISY DEVINE in the Fair Grounds Oaks, may or may not be good enough to challenge R Heat Lightening and Joyful Victory, but she couldn't be moving toward the Lap for the Lillies any better...

The rest of the morning saw a parade of gallopers, with SHACKLEFORD again flashing his daily, business-minded circuits two and a half times around the oval under Tammy Fox, and will offer a work Friday or Saturday... MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE was back on the main after Tuesday's solid work in company with Mythical Power, and is a broad-backed, well-balanced looking colt that seems to have more to him at a lingering look than he did at first blush... ARCHARCHARCH, DECISIVE MOMENT and MUCHO MACHO MAN all went about their gallops professionally. Archarcharch is impossible not to like. He looks daily like a horse who is concerned that they may not let back him on the racetrack again if he doesn't please his handler and Jinks Fires who observes nearby from his pony...

Back to the gals a moment, as JOYFUL VICTORY deserves another mention for her daily routine of storming around the track with Larry Jones literally standing on her dashboard to keep her from running off. It's hard not to be on her as the Oaks key with the barn's Proud Spell success so easy to recall as a favorite moment of recent Kentucky springs... PLUM PRETTY, LILACS AND LACE, HOLY HEAVENS, KATHMANBLU and DAISY DEVINE, (fresh from her sharp work), all went through their gallops without incident or fanfare...
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Old 04-28-2011, 12:35 PM
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good to hear TAP has Uncle Mo's medication corrected.. Lets see if the merch is still firing through his system in a few days.. We need Repole back in the mix ..Sure we do lol

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Old 04-28-2011, 12:40 PM
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Do to hear TAP has Uncle Mo's medication corrected.. Lets see if the merch is still firing through his system in a few days.. We need Repole back in the mix ..Sure we do lol
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Old 04-28-2011, 12:41 PM
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Looks like Master of Hounds is Derby Bound,he withdrew from the 2000 Guineas
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Old 04-28-2011, 12:59 PM
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Great update - thanks, Steve.

I just can't help myself, getting excited about next weekend...as always, I get a severe case of Derby Fever. Someday I'd like to be able to spend a week or two there pre-Derby and see these morning sessions.
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Old 04-28-2011, 01:21 PM
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Great update - thanks, Steve.

I just can't help myself, getting excited about next weekend...as always, I get a severe case of Derby Fever. Someday I'd like to be able to spend a week or two there pre-Derby and see these morning sessions.
My pleasure OD. Though I now have to be ready for airtime at 9a, the mornings remain the best part of the Derby experience. And I find being one of the only members of the non KY-based media here for the 2 weeks, it's only me and Mike Welsch, makes a big difference in the coverage. Try to get here for a Derby. It'll be an unforgettable trip.
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He is my biggest problem...my gut says he could blow this subpar field away, then again...it's strictly a guess whether he'll like the dirt at CD and his one 3yo race is generally enough for me to pitch a horse. Guess I'll have to make up my mind after the post draw, hopefully he'll at least jog around the track....Archarcharch seems the safer bet.
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He is my biggest problem...my gut says he could blow this subpar field away, then again...it's strictly a guess whether he'll like the dirt at CD and his one 3yo race is generally enough for me to pitch a horse. Guess I'll have to make up my mind after the post draw, hopefully he'll at least jog around the track....Archarcharch seems the safer bet.
Ballydoyle horses definitely won't work at Churchill, at most would be a very very light gallop a few circuits. There will be absolutely no way to tell if he is handling the surface. It's just how they do it. I hold my position that I'll be stone shocked if he is in the superfecta.
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Phew... What a relief. I wasn't 100% confident taking Demi O'Byrne's word for it yesterday.
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Mucho Macho Man is being sponsored by 3M for all 3 races of the Triple Crown:

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20110428007355/en
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Mucho Macho Man is being sponsored by 3M for all 3 races of the Triple Crown:

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20110428007355/en
Awww, another feel good story.
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Mucho Macho Man is being sponsored by 3M for all 3 races of the Triple Crown:

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20110428007355/en
As a Biffle fan I have to bet him now
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