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  • BOA12
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 02-19-12
    • 20954

    #12041
    Originally posted by batt33
    Easy winner! new track record! Nik rode him with confidence the whole way around.. couple of clucks and shake of the reigns at the top of the stretch ....and under wraps the last 1/8th! Time for bigger things

    Won4Fun.

    Track records

    were meant

    2B broken.


    saddle foot

    contributors.


    bacio/caldera +40.30

    A C surfer +60.90

    tdn thur. +43.75

    +144.65
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    • batt33
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 12-23-16
      • 6408

      #12042
      Originally posted by BOA12


      Won4Fun.

      Track records

      were meant

      2B broken.


      saddle foot

      contributors.


      bacio/caldera +40.30

      A C surfer +60.90

      tdn thur. +43.75

      +144.65
      Nice!
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      • JBEX
        SBR Posting Legend
        • 01-02-12
        • 24738

        #12043
        Originally posted by batt33
        Easy winner! new track record! Nik rode him with confidence the whole way around.. couple of clucks and shake of the reigns at the top of the stretch ....and under wraps the last 1/8th! Time for bigger things
        impressive and congrats .. monmouth has a couple of perfect spots upcoming.. both grade 3's @ 9f (7/18) and 8.5f (8/15) respectively .. hopefully exits that race in good shape
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        • JBEX
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 01-02-12
          • 24738

          #12044
          Originally posted by JBEX
          thought you might be interested that Rudy has a first time starter by flightline (only 2nd one I've seen) in baq R5 .. he's not good with that but who knows with this sire .. #2 flight command (5-2) .. I went elsewhere but interested to see how he does
          can do that at 5.5f and by flightline imagine when he stretches out
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          • batt33
            SBR Hall of Famer
            • 12-23-16
            • 6408

            #12045
            Originally posted by JBEX

            can do that at 5.5f and by flightline imagine when he stretches out
            missed the race.... shortly after Caldera winning .. had to deal with elderly parents.... BTW if the doctors appointment is at 1015 and at 1230 you haven't been seen you have EVERY right to leave..... f that.....
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            • JBEX
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 01-02-12
              • 24738

              #12046
              Originally posted by batt33

              missed the race.... shortly after Caldera winning .. had to deal with elderly parents.... BTW if the doctors appointment is at 1015 and at 1230 you haven't been seen you have EVERY right to leave..... f that.....

              absolutely.. that's nuts

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              • batt33
                SBR Hall of Famer
                • 12-23-16
                • 6408

                #12047
                Caldera Sets Track Record!

                Caldera won with extreme ease this afternoon at Colonial Downs, barely getting out of a gallop under a super confident ride while lowering the track record to 1:33.27.

                Click for the result chart.

                Breaking outward a bit at the start, your grey was maneuvered into the perfect spot by jockey Nik Juarez to stalk from third out in the clear. He tugged his way to the front midway around the turn for home with a host of pursuers stacked up behind him, but nobody could match strides with your colt. Never truly asked or shown the whip, Caldera cantered home while seemingly still in first gear, officially scoring by three lengths, but he clearly could have won by many more if asked for any effort.

                We’ll admit we would have been surprised by anything less than a win today, but we were extremely pleased to see the professionalism Caldera showed—that felt like the step forward we were looking for, and that effort will certainly justify more ambitious placement moving forward.

                As mentioned by trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. on last night’s Caldera will most likely head up to Saratoga now—at least to train—as we contemplate next spots. Saffie does have a string at Colonial, however, so there will be no rush to leave immediately.

                For now we’ll savor this win and then start poring over stakes schedules in the coming days.

                Hope the chart comes through... not very often you see "wrapped up in the final 16th and rider gave horse a few well done pats with is hands while being wrapped up and plenty of speed to spare while setting a new course record"
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                • JBEX
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 01-02-12
                  • 24738

                  #12048
                  will be the only progeny of flightline to ever run at aqueduct .. probably some appeal to that for the owners
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                  • batt33
                    SBR Hall of Famer
                    • 12-23-16
                    • 6408

                    #12049


                    you know Wayne is looking down going"I told you he has potential" ! but knowing Wayne Caldera's second race back would have been a stakes race and not this one(not disappointed) but that is how MR Lukas rolled....
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                    • batt33
                      SBR Hall of Famer
                      • 12-23-16
                      • 6408

                      #12050
                      Originally posted by JBEX
                      will be the only progeny of flightline to ever run at aqueduct .. probably some appeal to that for the owners
                      sad but true.....
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                      • batt33
                        SBR Hall of Famer
                        • 12-23-16
                        • 6408

                        #12051
                        Originally posted by JBEX

                        impressive and congrats .. monmouth has a couple of perfect spots upcoming.. both grade 3's @ 9f (7/18) and 8.5f (8/15) respectively .. hopefully exits that race in good shape
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                        • batt33
                          SBR Hall of Famer
                          • 12-23-16
                          • 6408

                          #12052
                          Originally posted by batt33

                          Love the work pattern with him . The First time gate workout was outstanding..... 47 and change 2/168 second was 7/77 backs off on the last gate move... setting him up for success... It will be interesting to see what odds he goes off at.
                          Just saw the chart wow!
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                          • JBEX
                            SBR Posting Legend
                            • 01-02-12
                            • 24738

                            #12053
                            Originally posted by batt33

                            Just saw the chart wow!
                            can only imagine the offers they're going to get to buy him .. wouldn't be surprised if he's already worth $2M
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                            • str
                              SBR Posting Legend
                              • 01-12-09
                              • 12067

                              #12054
                              Originally posted by batt33
                              Caldera Sets Track Record!

                              Caldera won with extreme ease this afternoon at Colonial Downs, barely getting out of a gallop under a super confident ride while lowering the track record to 1:33.27.

                              Click for the result chart.

                              Breaking outward a bit at the start, your grey was maneuvered into the perfect spot by jockey Nik Juarez to stalk from third out in the clear. He tugged his way to the front midway around the turn for home with a host of pursuers stacked up behind him, but nobody could match strides with your colt. Never truly asked or shown the whip, Caldera cantered home while seemingly still in first gear, officially scoring by three lengths, but he clearly could have won by many more if asked for any effort.

                              We’ll admit we would have been surprised by anything less than a win today, but we were extremely pleased to see the professionalism Caldera showed—that felt like the step forward we were looking for, and that effort will certainly justify more ambitious placement moving forward.

                              As mentioned by trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. on last night’s Caldera will most likely head up to Saratoga now—at least to train—as we contemplate next spots. Saffie does have a string at Colonial, however, so there will be no rush to leave immediately.

                              For now we’ll savor this win and then start poring over stakes schedules in the coming days.

                              Hope the chart comes through... not very often you see "wrapped up in the final 16th and rider gave horse a few well done pats with is hands while being wrapped up and plenty of speed to spare while setting a new course record"
                              Speaking of bloodlines (LOL), Nik Juarez's dad is Calixito Juarez who rode in Md. in the 70's and 80's. Somewhere in there. He was a very capable rider both with and without the bug. On the dam side (), his mom is Carol Linton Juarez.. She was born and raised on the backside of Pimlico, Bowie and Laurel. She knew horses better than almost everyone having literally grown up in a barn. Her dad, Charlie Linton was the undisputed BEST exercise rider in Md. when it came to galloping horses for decades. He was a premier outrider in Md. for decades as well and truly a folk hero from back in the day. If NOBODY could ride a horse, Charlie could. That's a fact.
                              Today, Carol is a registered nurse and works in a local hospital. She is so proud as well she should be.

                              Who says bloodlines only matter in horses ?

                              Nice job Batt ! Coach is smiling this morning.
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                              • JBEX
                                SBR Posting Legend
                                • 01-02-12
                                • 24738

                                #12055
                                Originally posted by batt33

                                start spreading the news
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                                • batt33
                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                  • 12-23-16
                                  • 6408

                                  #12056
                                  Originally posted by str

                                  Speaking of bloodlines (LOL), Nik Juarez's dad is Calixito Juarez who rode in Md. in the 70's and 80's. Somewhere in there. He was a very capable rider both with and without the bug. On the dam side (), his mom is Carol Linton Juarez.. She was born and raised on the backside of Pimlico, Bowie and Laurel. She knew horses better than almost everyone having literally grown up in a barn. Her dad, Charlie Linton was the undisputed BEST exercise rider in Md. when it came to galloping horses for decades. He was a premier outrider in Md. for decades as well and truly a folk hero from back in the day. If NOBODY could ride a horse, Charlie could. That's a fact.
                                  Today, Carol is a registered nurse and works in a local hospital. She is so proud as well she should be.

                                  Who says bloodlines only matter in horses ?

                                  Nice job Batt ! Coach is smiling this morning.
                                  Another cool "behind the scenes story" Thanks for sharing!
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                                  • batt33
                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                    • 12-23-16
                                    • 6408

                                    #12057
                                    pretty cool!Click image for larger version

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                                    • batt33
                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                      • 12-23-16
                                      • 6408

                                      #12058
                                      Like I said I do have more... thought this was interesting... Haven't talked about this one a lot.
                                      Absolution Workout Report



                                      Absolution breezed a half mile in :50 flat this morning while on the outside of Princesa Carolina ’24 ($2.9-million Gun Runner colt who was the third topper at last year's Saratoga sale). Your son of Jack Christopher did this in hand, traveling easier of the two to the wire. Assistant trainer Mike Marlow has still yet to ask this colt to really run, but he is very pleased with where he is at and we can certainly see why.


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                                      • batt33
                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                        • 12-23-16
                                        • 6408

                                        #12059
                                        Originally posted by str
                                        Well folks, thoughts, prayers for a dear friend of mine, trainer Howard Wolfendale , who suffered a medical event that is very serious. Details are understandably private at this time but any positive vibes are very much appreciated. Thank you All.
                                        Any updates STR? Positive thoughts
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                                        • batt33
                                          SBR Hall of Famer
                                          • 12-23-16
                                          • 6408

                                          #12060
                                          Originally posted by JBEX

                                          can do that at 5.5f and by flightline imagine when he stretches out
                                          hehe guess who has a flightline???

                                          Elevated: Workout



                                          Elevated breezed four furlongs in :48.77 outside of Christopher Wool, a 2-year-old colt by Into Mischief out of Grade 1 winner Bleecker Street, this morning at Saratoga, displaying a willingness to rate off of that well-bred colt before finishing strongly in the stretch. She continues to train forwardly for Hall of Famer Bill Mott and we wouldn't expect it to be much longer before we start discussing potential debut targets.
                                          Elevated

                                          Monday, June 22nd | Saratoga
                                          Rank 2/25


                                          Distance 4 Furlongs


                                          Time 48:77


                                          Surface Dirt


                                          Condition Fast


                                          Note Breezing

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                                          • batt33
                                            SBR Hall of Famer
                                            • 12-23-16
                                            • 6408

                                            #12061
                                            sharing more..
                                            Caldera Post-Race Report



                                            Caldera has reportedly bounced out of yesterday’s impressive win in good order. As mentioned previously, with trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. keeping a small string at Colonial, there’s no big rush to ship out of town, but we’ll report back with more if/when he heads to a different location (again, Saratoga would be the most logical next place for him to be stabled).

                                            Your colt earned a 92 Beyer Speed Figure for his win—one point higher than his previous top.

                                            We would not necessarily put a ton of stock in that number for a couple of reasons:
                                            • Caldera’s race was the only dirt route on the card yesterday and one of just three dirt races run on the day overall, so it would be very difficult to determine the speed of the surface with any confidence—particularly the part of the track over which no other group of horses ran yesterday other than those in the sixth race. We’ve been frequently checking today to see when the Beyer would be posted, and in fact the number for Caldera’s race was still not out when the rest of the figures for the card were released. This suggests that it’s a figure that the Beyer team struggled with a bit for very valid reasons. When that’s the case, figure makers will often assign a number close to what a horse has earned previously.
                                            • While sometimes the notion that a horse could have run much faster if asked for more is overblown, in this case it’s pretty undeniable that Caldera could have run up the score by many more lengths than he did if jockey Nik Juarez asked him to. That’s not at all a knock on Nik’s ride—he certainly did the right thing to save some horse for next time and couldn’t have ridden Caldera any better.

                                            While speed figures in general are a useful tool, they’re not the end all be all and this number won’t dramatically alter our future plans for Caldera. We’ll be back soon with further discussion of possible next targets.
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                                            • JBEX
                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                              • 01-02-12
                                              • 24738

                                              #12062
                                              Originally posted by batt33
                                              hehe guess who has a flightline???

                                              Elevated: Workout



                                              Elevated breezed four furlongs in :48.77 outside of Christopher Wool, a 2-year-old colt by Into Mischief out of Grade 1 winner Bleecker Street, this morning at Saratoga, displaying a willingness to rate off of that well-bred colt before finishing strongly in the stretch. She continues to train forwardly for Hall of Famer Bill Mott and we wouldn't expect it to be much longer before we start discussing potential debut targets.
                                              Elevated

                                              Monday, June 22nd | Saratoga
                                              Rank 2/25


                                              Distance 4 Furlongs


                                              Time 48:77


                                              Surface Dirt


                                              Condition Fast


                                              Note Breezing
                                              yeah I'd be looking forward to see him run

                                              an elite sire (Flightline] by an elite sire (Tapit) has only happened twice in the last 50 years in this country .. Danzig (Northern Dancer) and A P Indy (Seattle Slew) and they two of the all time greats .. Tapit is a grandson of A P Indy ..This is something aside from his legendary performances on the track that makes me think he's going to be with the best and maybe even beyond within 3-5 years
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