Horse Racing questions and answers

[JBEX]

sept tracking post 11229 (pg 321)



october

continuation of ARMY MULE progeny tracking at baq , gulfstream , kee,santa anita and going to add laurel honor of str who has contributed greatly in evaluating him as a racehorse and sire ..churchill finished today and won't pick it up again when it resumes 10/26..if there are any in the breeders cup races at del mar will include them here and conclude everything with that (11/1)


baq .. belmont at aqu
gpk .. gulfstream
kee .. keeneland
san .. santa anita
lrl .. laurel

upcoming entries in boldface
footnotes in boldface


xx) we1001 nothing (0 tracks)
xx) th1002 nothing (1 track)
01) fr1003 lrl 2 hoor (12-1) out [9-1]
02) sa1004 lrl 6 my l (6-1) 3rd/10 [5-2]
03) sa1004 baq 8 grou (12-1) WON $26.86
04) su1005 kee 6 grad (12-1) 2nd/11 [12-1]
05) su1005 kee 7 paig (4-1) scratched
xx) mo1006 tu1007 off days
xx) we1008 nothing (1 track)
xx) th1009 nothing (2 tracks)
06) fr1010 baq 3 army (3-1) 2nd/6 [2-1]
07) sa1011 baq 5 reme (20-1) out [20-1]
08) sa1011 kee 6 hill (9-5) 2nd/ 7 [9-5]
09) sa1011 woo 10 a li (4-1) out [9-2]
10) su1012 lrl 5 luck (20-1) out [26-1]
11) su1012 gpk 9 mili (5-1) 3rd/9 [3-1]
12) mo1013 fin 4 part (4-1) 2nd/4 [12-1]
xx) tu1014 off day
xx) we1015 nothing
13)th1016 kee 3 bye (8-1) out [20-1]
14)fr1017 kee 1 army (8-1) 4th/8 [4-1]
15) fr1017 kee 6 army (15-1) out [31-1]
16) fr1017 kee 10 mast (12-1) 3rd/11 [14-1]
17) fr1017 gpk 6 snip (10-1) 2nd/7 [5-2]
18) fr1017 lrl 7 hoor (30-1) out [23-1]
19) fr1017 san 1 ovet (3-2) WON $7.80
20) fr1017 san 9 debb (5-2) 3rd/9 [4-5]




(02) neck off winner
(03) 2yo turf route stakes
(04) half length off winner
(09) woodbine g3 stakes
(12) 2yo ny bred stakes .. finger lakes
(12) 4 horse field with a 1-20 fav who won
(14) about 2 lengths from winner
(16) neck off winner
(20) nose 3rd

[JBEX]

21) sa1018 kee 3 priv (6-1) out [6-1]
22) su1019 lrl 6 my l (3-1) out [3-1]
23) su1019 baq 9 dans (4-1) out [3-1]
xx) mo1020 tu1021 off days

[JBEX]

saturday by army mule @
baq/gulfstream/laurel/keeneland/santa anita

keeneland 3 (2:04)
4 private debbie (6-1)

[JBEX]

had saturday as sunday ..changed it..1 running tomorrow at keeneland

[str]

Jbex, been reading your posts. Are you saying that Army Mule is a +EV sire?

I don't think a sire CAN be + EV with ALL of their offspring, but what is so cool about this horse (Army Mule), is that he was ultra competitive in his career and he has passed all of that onto his offspring. If you see an Army Mule off the board, you can bet that in 99% of the cases if not all. the effort was there but circumstances, like class, footing, etc. was not. Simply put, they ALL try their guts out which is really rare.
Some sires are so great that just about all of their offspring can run. But, as great as they are ability wise, some are finicky with trips or positioning and throw in dull efforts at times. For instance , Fierceness checks that box. But I have yet to see an Army Mule run a race where there was no try. That is really rare and IMO , that makes every Army Mule entered a horse worth a long look.
Chucky, remember the old sports illustrated covers that had guys like Butkus, Huff, Singletary, or Tittle on his knees at the goal line with blood running down his forehead.
That is what Army Mule horses are. Blood and guts efforts.

I have such a profound respect for that type of horse and Army Mile is the poster sire for those types. It was an honor to be able to train and be around those few with that deep trait. One of my very fondest memories and the ability did not matter. It was what they brought every time, everyday, in everything they did. What they showed me, made ME better.

Hope that makes sense.

[batt33]

I'm still here catching up on the blog..... the flu"COVID" or what ever came back with a vengeance.... got me good. I enjoyed reading chucky's and Str'sthoughs on winning at gambling... and of course following "army mules"

[JBEX]

I'm still here catching up on the blog..... the flu"COVID" or what ever came back with a vengeance.... got me good. I enjoyed reading chucky's and Str'sthoughs on winning at gambling... and of course following "army mules"

hope you recover quick as possible batt

[JBEX]

sunday by army mule @
baq/gulfstream/laurel/keeneland/santa anita

boldface tracks running


laurel 6 (2:53)
2 my little nico g (3-1)

baq 9 (5:20)
4 danse macabre (4-1)

all time leading army mule earner at over $1M ..5yo mare so guessing this or her next start might be her last .. certainly will be one of the most anticipated foals of one of his daughter's when she's bred

[JBEX]

added the ml to the laurel horse

[JBEX]

sunday by army mule @
baq/gulfstream/laurel/keeneland/santa anita

boldface tracks running


laurel 6 (2:53)
2 my little nico g (3-1)

baq 9 (5:20)
4 danse macabre (4-1)

all time leading army mule earner at over $1M ..5yo mare so guessing this or her next start might be her last .. certainly will be one of the most anticipated foals of one of his daughter's when she's bred

hey str

do you think in a situation like this if the owners don't want to spend $150k + for an elite stallion but would like to breed to one a deal could be reached splitting ownership in the resulting foal ?

[JBEX]

21) sa1018 kee 3 priv (6-1) out [6-1]
22) su1019 lrl 6 my l (3-1) out [3-1]
23) su1019 baq 9 dans (4-1) out [3-1]
xx) mo1020 tu1021 off days

nice job by the 3 morning linemakers