Adriano
 

Any news on if this horse is pointing for the derby??? Barier Reef is out but dont tell me Adriano is out of it too.

No word yet. He looks like a trap to me, though. If he does decide to go and you do bet him, make sure you get a good look at him on the track before taking the plunge. He's a total spaz.

That would suck if Adriano is out as well CAUSE

he's the DREAMIEST

and I've been saving my marble money to bet on him.

:rolleyes:

If he doesn't run maybe he can spend a few days with Curlin and his pony. Yeah

i think he's pointed to the lexington.

i wouldn't worry about his derby plans until after next saturday.

I thought I read that his connections were opting not to run. I could be mistaken, as with this crop, I haven't caught the 'derby fever' yet.

in the kentucky derby website. The top 20 derby contenders are listed and Adriano is not one of them. He looks to be a huge horse with a long stride. Pedigree on Top and bottom says route, route and I dont see why not there not sending him.

Have you looked at his PPs?

I think he's a really nice horse, infact I liked him since he debuted at Saratoga last summer. Unfortunately for him, I think he's a very good turf horse, that is good on poly and just average on dirt. Probably The Secretariat Stks or Virginia Derby down the line will be his targets. The good thing is there are some good purses down the line for a horse of this quality if spotted correctly. But there are very few cures for Derby fever! So I wouldn't be surprised if he lines up at CD in May.

Maybe because he hates dirt?

Lane's End winner Adriano, prepping for a start in the April 19 Lexington Stakes, may go in the Kentucky Derby instead. "We wouldn't run him in both races," Motion said. "I'd say at this point we're leaning a little bit more toward the Derby than the Lexington" (Thoroughbred Times). In Adriano's only dirt start, the Fountain of Youth, the colt finished ninth, although whether that was because of the surface or because he became unsettled in the paddock is uncertain. Motion said he would send Adriano to Churchill this week to work over the track.

I don't know man - one roughly run race from the 12 hole going two-turns at GP isn't enough for me to say he hates dirt.

Maybe he does - but he got his one chance in an impossible situation. It's not like he has Big Brown's speed (or overall ability) - and if you're not tactically gifted that's not the place to be.

And on top of all that, Motion says the colt is more nervous than a single girl at the Bates Motel. He's worried about a meltdown under the noise and hubbub...

Sounds like a challenge for Motion, the Kentucky Derby brings out more pycho racefans then any other race we know in America. He's going to melt under the pomp and circumstance. Well you only get one chance to win it, can't really blame an owner for wanting to give it a shot.

I don't know, a good comparison would be a horse like Barbaro who to then was more known as a turf horse. In the Florida Derby, he had the 10 post was bumped at the break and still won. I think you would just want to see a little more from Adriano in the FOY.

Barbaro and Adriano is a horrible comparison.

Barbaro had more early speed - and was a much better horse. He won the Fountain of Youth by holding off future claimer Great Point.

Obcourse I'm not saying Adriano is Barbaro, and I do agree to a point that one race to come to a conclusion on a horse may be premature. I was just making the point good horses overcome bad posts and surfaces. I just didn't see enough from Adriano to come to the conclusion that an excuse can be made for him either way.

Love for this horse to go, just lets me toss another :)

I knew going into that race that it would set up a future bet with him on dirt in the future. Just not sure if it is going to be in the KY derby.

May surprise some people

he looks like Point Given with his big size. As far as as being Point Given, he has yet to prove it but to me very capable if his Lanes End win is any indication of his ability

Did I just read that?

He is far better looking than PG. He still looks and moves like a grass horse to me.

The one that posts here or the horse or both?

Grass horse? You kidding me? He ran nothing like a grass horse in the Lanes End. He does not have a quick turn of foot as you would need in a grass race but he does have a nice long stride. If he does decide to go on grass, I would put him nothing shorter than a mile and a half

Tell that nonsense to the horses he SMOKED on the turf at Gulfstream on January 11 at 1 1/16 miles. Honestly, have you ever looked at the horse's PP's? One polytrack win and all of a sudden he's no longer a grass horse?

Only difference between that turf race and his poly track win was that one is NW1 ALW and the other is a G II.

:rolleyes:

Me either. He could be a legit grass/poly horse but he'll be ruined if he runs in the derby.

i don't think it'll ruin him, but i think it's a mistake to run him in the derby.
like they say, you need the right tools for the job-i don't think he's suited to the dirt surface.

He's gonna freak out so bad with the crowds that who knows what could happen.

The comparisons in this thread make me laugh.. Barbaro, Point Given. Wouldn't Sedgefield be the relevant and accurate comparison?

He's probably better than Sedgefield but I agree - the comparisons are pretty absurd.

does this mean i should key him in 4th?

I don't know. I think running second to Hard Spun is more impressive than beating a wide Halo Najib.

He's working Sunday at CD.

I'll be there watching and hopefully get a video up.

How is he better than Sedgefield?

Sedgefield is better than that nag of a brother he has too. :D

Oh for the love of GRITS.
Really? He has yet to prove he is as good as Point Given?
Interesting.
Just so you know, my grandma also hasn't proven yet that she is as good in the 100 meters as Carl Lewis.