-
Comment -
I do know one player for sure and probably more that are a big part of the CAW scene. While the CAW betting has added to a takeout kind of, without them, at least 1/2 of that money and probably more would be wagered anyway by a small group of individual players. That’s what happened back in the day when the high rolling sharps bet individually.
So it’s not all gloom and doom. And I thought about if this was the rule in Florida, 2 minutes to post is really more like 8 minutes to post because they are purposely late to make sure they get every drop of handle.
I personally find that as bush league and if I was a horseman there with any pull, I would be screaming about it. It’s amateurish. I wouldn’t bet a nickel at that place.Comment -
Comment -
new page
previous weeks
10959/10994/10999/11026/11063/11108/11134
week 8 .. 8/18-8/24
opening day sar to last day dmr (mid sept)
ARMY MULE progeny at ...
saratoga/del mar/monmouth/ellis/colonial
monday and tuesday will look at all tracks ..weds to sunday the 5 above
everything for this week will be in this post
will be a notification when I post
8/18 monday ****
parx 9 (4:18)
#1 amy mule (15-1)
4th @ 12-1 .. 11 horse field
parx 11 (5:14)
#5 mission first (10-1)
scratched
prarie meadows 10 (8:51)
#2 come on mulitch (10-1)
3rd @ 3-2 .. 5 horse field w/ 2 scratches
8/19 tuesday ****
parx 1 (12:40)
#10 forward move (8-1)
last @ 17-1 ..never involved at any point
parx 12 (5:41)
#8 mission first (8-1)
out @ 6-1
8/20 wednesday ****
colonial 3 @ 1:28
#1 splash of jack (8-1)
out @ 20-1
8/21 thursday ****
nothing
8/22 friday ****
del mar 5 @ 8pm
6 charlie foxtrot (4-1)
3rd (of 6) @ 5-1
8/23 saturday ****
ellis 1 @ 12:50
7 colonel caliente (6-1)Comment -
3 tracks thursday .. none runningComment -
Couple of up dates STR including your favorite of mine! all is well here... on 2 hour call for new starts .... keeping me busy with admin stuff( and I thought I was retired ) 
)
Real Savvy Post-Race Follow-Up
Real Savvy exited his race the other day in pretty good order. It should be noted that in his post-race scope his arytenoid cartilage was about 80% abducted. This is not uncommon for horses with tie-backs—that procedure rarely gets them to 100%, but it is certainly an improvement compared to where he was before the surgery and so far the sutures appear to be holding. It’s just something we’ll have to keep in mind and monitor moving forward. We’ll see how he trains coming out of this race and likely look for a next start when they’re back downstate.
and ugh
Black Tie Optional Update
Black Tie Optional has not been moving to assistant trainer Mike Marlow’s liking behind at Los Alamitos since receiving a week off from breezing last week. There’s nothing pathological showing, which has lead us to set up a nuclear scan. A nuclear scan, also known as a bone scan, is used to detect and diagnose various bone and soft-tissue problems.
A scan is scheduled to take place tomorrow, which will give us a clear image of what we are dealing with. We should receive the results later in the week and will follow up as soon as we get them.
Comment -
added lone friday entryComment -
Q. Black Tie Optional has not been moving to assistant trainer Mike Marlow’s liking behind at Los Alamitos since receiving a week off from breezing last week. There’s nothing pathological showing, which has lead us to set up a nuclear scan. A nuclear scan, also known as a bone scan, is used to detect and diagnose various bone and soft-tissue problems.
A scan is scheduled to take place tomorrow, which will give us a clear image of what we are dealing with. We should receive the results later in the week and will follow up as soon as we get them.
A. To be honest , I’ve been kind of waiting for something to possibly show up.
Why? Because this horse is thick and weighty as well as talented. So that equals weight, speed, stamina, and reach and with all that usually comes a form of muscle or Bone/body over exertion.
He is off somewhere behind. Honestly Batt, that beats the heck out of off up front. But if not remedied he will shift his weight and throw it up front and that will cause stuff we do not want.
So, they are doing exactly the right thing in my opinion. They will figure out the area that is inflamed and deal with it. More often than not with hind ends and muscle , backing off of work outs and jogging even 2 miles a day, is often the prescribed treatment as well as acupuncture or tenz unit type treatment while still in lighter training.
Often times this can be either muscular irritation which can be dealt with with light exercise for a month +\- or bone bruising which depending where can be either the same program or other exercises and treatment.
This hopefully small back off can also help him up front as the front leg bones are slowly thickening by layering additional bone. All that is typical and needed as he starts to run.
This typically occurs when the horse starts getting competitive and pushes things a bit. Especially those with talent and baby fat type weight. He’s a chunkster Batt. That’s who he is.
Of course, this is just speculation on my part. So let’s see what they find. I’m anxious to hear. Please keep me informed.
Thanks, Batt
Comment -
Hey STR: A trainer from Belterra Park is asking the stewards to critique a ride in race #2 on 8/21. The horse in question is the #1 Afleet Vintage ridden by Albin Jimenez. I checked out the replay and it looked like the rider let the horse fall back and urged the #1 on late to finish 2nd as the 3/5 fav. When you get a chance watch the replay. Interested to get your take on the ride. THX in advance.Comment -
posted today's result and tomorrow's lone entryComment -
A comment on the Army Mules…
I see they have not had a win this week I don’t think. One runs today . Three have finished last this week. I put that along with other off the boards on the trainers.
Probably unfair as a blanket statement but with horses that try as hard or harder than any other blood line running, I go back to what I was taught back in the day.
Winning races is a matter of placement.
When this week’s group run back and are entered in spots that use that bad placement to find softer spots good results will follow.
Comment -
Here is the link :
Anyone interested should watch this race but only look at the 1 horse.
Im guessing that this was Not decided upon before the race, this was decided on by the rider in question down the backside when he saw his girlfriend range up next to him with some horse. Just a guess but that’s what it looks like too me.
it is quite obvious that he waited way too long to start his run. He never would have let that outside horse pin him going into the far turn. His girlfriend was already past him at that point. However the hit with the right hand and hold back with the left hand was actually something I was shown at Charlestown way back when I was in high school. That and the windmill whipping but the rider never actually hits the horse but hold it back with the left hand.
Good for that trainer for calling it out.
Boy did this jockey screw up his career with that move.
Comment
