Horse Racing questions and answers

[JBEX]

#11 brooklyn drew (15-1)

Could not get a report on her.



#1 bel pensiero (9-2)
Always tries. Love a horse like her. 2nd in the Regret at Monmouth. Man that was a big time race back in the day.
All she does is run her heart out every time. Probably will today as well. So cool.


#2 lalily (5-1)


May foal that ran as a baby in June?? Really?

She breaks running but she is a mess. Darn shame. Drops enough that you never know but needs help from somebody, anybody.

yeah bel pensiero another amazingly consistent horse..only off efforts were at a mile and another appears to be a slow break from the rail..looks like a bred/owned and trained by the same guy and he's someone who's name I remember going back a long ways ..probably you do also .. how about breeding to AM,having it be a NJ bred and compete for some really nice statebred purses .. worked well here and sure others will try to do that in coming years with the fee being so reasonable



yes really good point with the late foal/early start with lalily and this is probably one of the more extreme examples with that..
then back in 12 days at a tougher venue and then ehh let's try the turf ..crazy imo
I like this spot..back in half the time as between first two starts off the layoff..could see her getting the lead and having the fitness to hold on ..also one of if not the top jocks at the track who also happens to be a 5lb bug stays aboard

[batt33]

#11 brooklyn drew (15-1)

Could not get a report on her.



#1 bel pensiero (9-2)
Always tries. Love a horse like her. 2nd in the Regret at Monmouth. Man that was a big time race back in the day.
All she does is run her heart out every time. Probably will today as well. So cool.


#2 lalily (5-1)


May foal that ran as a baby in June?? Really?

She breaks running but she is a mess. Darn shame. Drops enough that you never know but needs help from somebody, anybody.

I found Brooklyn Drew. Man, this race seems awfully salty for a nw/2 lifetime. Several horses in here that might end up really solid. That said, this one has a chance but with so much early speed in here, maybe allow her to, break and settle, wherever that might be, . If she breaks well, fine, but if not, rushing her looks difficult. Hope she gets a nice break from the outside and can get herself together early so as to get into the flow.

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I'll have to take a look! Hopefully get to watch a race or two along with the Rebel..

I'm with you on that May foal running in June...WTH

[JBEX]

I found Brooklyn Drew. Man, this race seems awfully salty for a nw/2 lifetime. Several horses in here that might end up really solid. That said, this one has a chance but with so much early speed in here, maybe allow her to, break and settle, wherever that might be, . If she breaks well, fine, but if not, rushing her looks difficult. Hope she gets a nice break from the outside and can get herself together early so as to get into the flow.

yes is a tough spot with all the other speed and maybe needs one off the long layoff..winning an allowance race there is like winning a listed stakes or better at a middle rung track

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#11 brooklyn drew (15-1)

Could not get a report on her.



#1 bel pensiero (9-2)
Always tries. Love a horse like her. 2nd in the Regret at Monmouth. Man that was a big time race back in the day.
All she does is run her heart out every time. Probably will today as well. So cool.


#2 lalily (5-1)


May foal that ran as a baby in June?? Really?

She breaks running but she is a mess. Darn shame. Drops enough that you never know but needs help from somebody, anybody.

I found Brooklyn Drew. Man, this race seems awfully salty for a nw/2 lifetime. Several horses in here that might end up really solid. That said, this one has a chance but with so much early speed in here, maybe allow her to, break and settle, wherever that might be, . If she breaks well, fine, but if not, rushing her looks difficult. Hope she gets a nice break from the outside and can get herself together early so as to get into the flow.

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by army mule(s)

oak R3 @ 2:02
#11 brooklyn drew (15-1)



gulfstream R7 @ 3:50
#1 bel pensiero (9-2)



turfway..R6 @ 6:45
#2 lalily (5-1)





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#11 brooklyn drew (15-1)

Could not get a report on her.



#1 bel pensiero (9-2)
Always tries. Love a horse like her. 2nd in the Regret at Monmouth. Man that was a big time race back in the day.
All she does is run her heart out every time. Probably will today as well. So cool.


#2 lalily (5-1)


May foal that ran as a baby in June?? Really?

She breaks running but she is a mess. Darn shame. Drops enough that you never know but needs help from somebody, anybody.

[JBEX]

by army mule(s)

oak R3 @ 2:02
#11 brooklyn drew (15-1)



gulfstream R7 @ 3:50
#1 bel pensiero (9-2)



turfway..R6 @ 6:45
#2 lalily (5-1)





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[JBEX]

I will have to give this another look guys ..ultimately if I don't no big deal but certainly will attempt..seems like extra distance might not be a problem if he gets over this quirky behavior..excellent slightly below the radar trainer so good chance he'll be able to help

like caldera this one also has a lot of stamina in the female family and my early observation is this is more important with army mule than liam's map

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When you watch that replay when he is getting ready to jump, and then does, he has several strides that look weird. You know when a cat is getting ready to attack a ball of string or whatever? They kind of bend like a banana a little bit and run kind of sideways for a step or two? Well that is exactly what this horse did. It is more subtle but he did and it cost him lengths, speed and momentum. And he still is drawing off at the wire.

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Wow nice run by "california burrito"! Wire to wire.. and it looked like he jumped the tracks at the 16th pole...

yeah very nice and showed the AM resilience when challenged ..looked like he changed leads just before the 1/16th and that helped give him the extra boost needed to get it done..never sure of myself with these observations so see what str says ..not sure I saw the jump batt but see what str says about that also

with all the following we do nice to have an AM derby contender..assuming he will go in the next and final prep there and a top 2 (possibly 3) he'll probably be going to the derby ..another positive is his 2 races at churchill resulted in a win by 6 and a close 2nd by 1 length..connections have a right to be excited



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Good eye Batt. He did indeed jump the tire tracks from the gate. Looks like they were raked out like they are supposed to be by a member of the gate crew, but the horse saw the difference in the dirt and jumped it.
As for the lead change, the horse DID switch to his right lead about 6 strides before the jump, which was late switching leads, and was drifting as soon as he did switch to that right lead. That drift could have been from him seeing the upcoming dirt change and deciding what to make of it, which means he was thinking about things other than winning. He will need to improve on that but they typically do with a bit more experience.
He then did jump the tracks and disturbed dirt which means he was seeing that which might very well have led to the drifting I just spoke about.
Once he jumped, he was outrunning his closest rival from that point to the wire. That was impressive.
All in all, that was an excellent race. To be more focused on the dirt than the race or the horse next to him tells you he actually could have run better with more focus on winning.
We might see him next out wearing a small shadow roll. That is the noseband that is fluffy and can be blue, red or white that you see on horses that run with their heads up a bit. He is wearing a figure 8 now, which is there to keep his mouth closed. He seems to run with his mouth open a little, which takes control away from the bit a little at times. Hard to wear both and the shadow roll will help keep his mouth closed so we will just have to wait and see.

Best part of all of this was after he jumped, switched and got all that nonsense out of the way, he was actually starting to draw away from ,the 2nd horse. Always a positive to see that.
Bottom line is, a bunch of talent in this guy, and if they can straighten out this stuff in the next race, he could be on his way to the Derby. A lot of that is on the horse to help straighten it out so we will see. But really cool to see an AM on the Derby trail.

[JBEX]

play the final sixteenth back at half speed..ca-li-for-nia - bur-ri-to sounds great this way lol

[JBEX]

Wow good catch with that! had to go back and look at the pp's!

look at the 146 mark of the race and you can see him jump the tracks. at the 143 mark you see the gate and then you can see where the marks are at the 146 mark.

thanks batt

geez I really can't see what you mean with the jumping in that time frame..I guess you're talking the you tube replay..only jumping I'm familiar with is a shadow on the track or maybe could be the horses if the angle of the sun is right.. don't think that's what you're referring to here..it's ok .. I'm still not sure I get lead changes correctly all the time so mechanical observations still a bit shaky for me




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[batt33]

to magnitude..horse that crushed the field in the risen star at fairgrounds last week



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Wow good catch with that! had to go back and look at the pp's!

look at the 146 mark of the race and you can see him jump the tracks. at the 143 mark you see the gate and then you can see where the marks are at the 146 mark.

[JBEX]

yeah very nice and showed the AM resilience when challenged ..looked like he changed leads just before the 1/16th and that helped give him the extra boost needed to get it done..never sure of myself with these observations so see what str says ..not sure I saw the jump batt but see what str says about that also

with all the following we do nice to have an AM derby contender..assuming he will go in the next and final prep there and a top 2 (possibly 3) he'll probably be going to the derby ..another positive is his 2 races at churchill resulted in a win by 6 and a close 2nd by 1 length..connections have a right to be excited



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to magnitude..horse that crushed the field in the risen star at fairgrounds last week



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[JBEX]

Wow nice run by "california burrito"! Wire to wire.. and it looked like he jumped the tracks at the 16th pole...

yeah very nice and showed the AM resilience when challenged ..looked like he changed leads just before the 1/16th and that helped give him the extra boost needed to get it done..never sure of myself with these observations so see what str says ..not sure I saw the jump batt but see what str says about that also

with all the following we do nice to have an AM derby contender..assuming he will go in the next and final prep there and a top 2 (possibly 3) he'll probably be going to the derby ..another positive is his 2 races at churchill resulted in a win by 6 and a close 2nd by 1 length..connections have a right to be excited



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[batt33]

Wow nice run by "california burrito"! Wire to wire.. and it looked like he jumped the tracks at the 16th pole...

[batt33]

Congrats Man!! Looks like many more to come. Dominant against the best. !!!!!!!

Thanks Madison!

[batt33]

figure I'd move this forward

oops brain fart.... forgot about this post.... I blame it on a 6 am race...... west coast time!

[Madison]

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Thanks! Setting the alarm clock lol

LOL. Always forget my brother and best friend are 3 hours behind me.

[Madison]

[COLOR=rgba(77, 76, 76, 0.9)]Wednesday Update
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Straight No Chaser had his first day back on the track this morning following Monday’s breeze and couldn’t be doing any better. He ended up only jogging this morning over the training track and will gallop tomorrow over the main track.

Enjoy as Joe Moran, Head of Bloodstock and Racing who is onsite in Riyadh provides another video update as well as a check-in with trainer Dan Blacker and his feedback on how today went.

https://cdnb-media.myracehorse.com/blog/video/MyMovie172_1739945688827/MP4/MyMovie172_1739945688827.mp4

Congrats Man!! Looks like many more to come. Dominant against the best. !!!!!!!

[JBEX]

saturday
by army mule(s)




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aqu R9
#8 shadow dragon (10-1)
@ 4:47

gulfstream R9
#10 human desire (20-1)
@ 4:43

turfway R7 (2nd leg derby prep)
#5 california burrito (8-1)
@ 8:55

santa anita R8
#5 charlie foxtrot (8-1)
@ 7:02





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figure I'd move this forward