Music Note work?
 

Does anyone know if Music Note worked today and, if so, how she looked?

I love this filly, but I really hope they do not point her to the Travers. It will be a big field and she is very lightly raced. Plus, the Alabama is a great race to win. I admit I'm gun-shy about racing fillies against colts after what happened to Rags. I just don't think that joy I felt in that historic win was worth the disappointment of her career in essence ending. Granted, there are hardly an Curlin's pointing towards the Travers.

Thanks!

I agree. I think her connections should worry about winning the Alabama, not the Travers.

apparently, MN was not on the worktab for today. I hope it's an error and that she's ok. If she is ok, then I'm not sure why they would have waited with her; the forecast is miserable for the next day or so. If MN is to go in the Alabama, she needs to get a work into her.

Hmmm... DRF had written on Friday that a decision would be made after Music Note worked on Sunday... I hope there's nothing wrong with her.

Wait, I thought fillies only get hurt after they run against males..

I take it then that you don't think Rags' effort in the Belmont contributed to her injuries? It wasn't my intention, however, to get into a debate about that. I suspect MN has a fever.......that would explain why Little Belle, who was also supposed to work, didn't. If I had to guess, they both have fevers. I can't see any other reason for both fillies to miss works. I'm trying to be positive, but it's hard because it means that MN will miss the Alabama at least.

Track was sealed this morning, which is my guess as to why they held her back from working.

i don't. she was in training for weeks after the race, and then raced again. the injury didn't appear til after the race following the belmont. they assumed it happened in her race vs the females.

i just don't get why people think a filly runs harder vs males then vs fillies. it's not as tho a horse can run above their ability because they sense their competition level has risen.

Agreed...just look at the sales on Black Friday.....

Both Music Note and Little Belle breezed on Sunday on Godolphin's private training track at Saratoga. Mettee said he timed Music Note in 1:02.40 for five furlongs on the synthetic Polytrack surface. Metee said Music Note covered the last quarter in :22.80.

Mettee said Little Belle drilled five furlongs in 1:00.80, and Metee called the workout "probably the best piece of work she's done since she came over to Godolphin."

This is my point. If an injury occurs because of a horse's level of competition, it's about just that, not gender. What does the situation of Rags to Riches, who ran against very good three-year-olds, have to do with Music Note, who would be running against lousy three-year-olds? Is Music Note going to run harder than she would against Proud Spell because she sees Macho Again's penis?

i don't understand the comparison either. nor do i understand why someone would attempt to detract from what was a very good, and very exciting effort from rags by saying that she just couldn't handle the fact she faced colts, rather than fillies that day. that is absolutely ridiculous. this is one of the few sports that females can compete and win vs the opposite sex...unlike football for instance.

Miesque, Winning Colors, Serena's Song, and Personal Ensign are some of my favorite example of fillies that were ruined by facing the boys. It should never be done. Lady's Secret and Azeri are two more.

or genuine risk, she faced them four time in a row. the nerve.

I agree, it's just that the Belmont obvious took a huge toll on her. Was it worth it not to see her again? I know she doesn't have many fans on this board, but she sure was a good filly and might have been more.

Yeah, I saw that after I had posted here.......sounds like Music Note finished very well. I saw a quote from Mettee where it said she finished in 22 and change.

What do you think about Music Note in the Travers? Do you think they should go for it or just stick to the Alabama?

You forgot Estrapade.

i haven't seen anyone say they don't like this horse. haven't seen anyone knock her at all so i don't know why you would say she hasn't got many fans.
it isn't obvious to me that the belmont took a huge toll. i'd say her subsequent loss, followed by her not quite acting herself (according to her exercise rider, whatever that means) along with her value to her owners, is what lead to us not seeing her again. not the belmont, not the injury. they didn't want to risk her, didn't plan to run her at four anyway i'd imagine, so she was retired. THAT is not the belmonts fault.

if i had one of this years fillies, compared to the colts we've got, i'd try her in the travers.

It's certainly possible that I'm not remembering correctly.. I did think they planned to run her at four, but I realize I'm in the minority on that one.

originally they may have-but i think her aborted work when the exercise rider felt 'something' worried them, and then the loss and her injury....

fillies run against colts on a consistent basis around the world!!! we have a very narrow minded view on this here in the united states. didn't ouiji board run against males a million times in some of the most prestigious races all over the world? that sure ruined her...racing only until what..was she 6 years old? maybe 5.

well, it looks like it's the Alabama.....


http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/46560.htm

I think it's a wise decision. She's a lightly raced filly and not a big one to boot. If she's good enough in her career, she'll have time to face the boys, but right now...........keep her with the girls. Anyway, the Alabama is a very prestigious race; I'd love to see her win it.

A 3yo filly wins the Alabama every year. A 3yo filly hasn't won the Travers since 1915. This is a wussy move by people who have absolutely no reason to be wussy and even have another top contender in the Alabama. The older horses get the tougher it gets for the girls to beat the boys, especially on dirt.

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Obviously I completely disagree. The Travers is going to be a big field, MN is not a big filly and she's lightly raced. Those are 3 excellent reasons to forgo the Travers. I don't care if she beats the boys anyway. I want her to run the whole year and become a champion. I have no desire to see a Travers run,. where she would not likely win, take the starch out of her.

Little Belle has been trashed on this board, now she's a top contender for the Alabama? I like her and she always tries, but she's just not nearly as good as Music Note or Proud Spell.

I think she's garbage too but she'd be second choice if Music Note skipped the race.

What makes you think she likely wouldn't win? The Travers is wide open and I won't be surprised in the least if the Alabama goes in a faster time. How will running slower against boys somehow take more out of her than running faster against Proud Spell?

I admit I guess there is still a part of me that is semi-prejudiced against fillies running against the boys. However, mostly I worry about Music Note being lightly raced (she's only had 5 starts_) and lightly made. This is going to be a big Travers field and I just think that it's not good for this filly to be dealing with that many colts at this stage in her career. There are some very good older mares out there, so once the fall hits, MN will have her hands full with them. I'm just not sure that every good filly needs to take a shot at the boys.