Rampillion in Monday @ Delaware 1st
 

Gets jockey switch to Rose and stretches out

http://www.drf.com/static/entries/06...html?rn=987385

Rampillion back Monday at DEL
 

DELAWARE PARK - MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009

1ST (POST TIME 1:15)

1 Mile 70 Yards | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Claiming ($10,000 - $7,500) | Purse: $14,500

1 Wovoka Rodriguez J M 119 $7,500 LA
2 Double Dribble Napravnik A R 119 $7,500 LA
3 Moon Lips Flyin Vega J L 118 $10,000 LA
4 Rampillion Rose J 118 $10,000 L
5 Haley's Joy Rivera E M 113 $10,000 LA
6 Ourflickeringstar Soodeen R 118 $10,000 L
7 Bowman's Babe Potts C L 118 $10,000 LA
8 Triple Tease Santos A 123 $10,000 L

Apparently Clinton Potts thinks Bowman's Babe is a better horse? He doesn't seem to have a huge history with Timothy Keefe (11 mounts in '08-'09).

I hope he regrets that decision on Monday.

Think she looks pretty good in there. Rampy and Bowman's Babe are the only two to crack a 50 Beyer this year (each a 56).

Would love to take the ride on Monday.

I was expecting Tony Black up...

Thankfully Potts makes Jeremy Rose look like Eddie Arcaro.

I think Rampillion can get loose again.

NT

If she runs back to her last, she absolutely will be loose. Rose will just have to dole it out.

:tro:

Nothing wrong with a lightly raced horse running against a bunch of horses who don't like to win.

Hopefully it is not a whip to the eye:eek:

Think I will make the road trip. Anyone else going?

Shorts OK for paddock at DEL?

Shorts at Delpark are fine.

I've got US Physics Olympics Team training for Int'l competition at work tomorrow. And I've got one at Del on Tues with Linda so I can't make the Mon trip.

Good luck to those that go!

Will take a "late" lunch and catch the it on Capital OTB.....this time LIVE, unlike the Arlington feed! :mad:

Unable to make it to Del Park today due to a busy work schedule. Safe trip to those traveling today and especially to Pills and Jeremy.

Rampillion
 

I just wanted to say good luck Rampillion, hopefully you'll make it two in a row, I'll be cheering for you.

Is anyone there today?

race goes off soon - any info on how she looks in the paddock? odds?

I am stuck at work and cannot access any information until I get home.

currently at 9-5 with 12 MTP

She's 2/1 with 11 MTP. From the feed, she looked good and seemed to be behaving well.

Good luck to us, and safe trip!

I think I saw PMac in the paddock.

Spoke to Linda about 20 minutes ago and she said Rampillion was doing great and coming into it very well. She also said the only reason Potts didn't ride back was because his call had been entered in this race twice before when it wasn't used by the racing office. Rose will be on the lead with her and hopefully doesn't have to duel early with anybody...

Does DEL not allow stable silks?

46.2......thata boy jeremy

3rd.

Opening half too fast for her to hang on to the lead past 7 furlongs :-(

You mean 46.2 with an uncontested lead, just brutal.

THAT...was not cool

Is she still ours? Seem to come out of it okay?

Track annoucer had her out by 10 lengths at the half mile pole. Geesh. At least it didnt look like he punished her in the stretch.

:22.3 opening quarter pressured by the 99-1 shot was certainly a culprit...

Well, the replay shows her lengths ahead of the 99-1 shot entering the backstretch, and Rose looking back to see where everyone is.

Uh huh. And the opening quarter is around the turn entering the backstretch.

Exactly. Any relay of what the jock was thinking yet?

Yup. No claim. Seemed to come out fine.

Little rest and back to sprinting sounds the plan.

Grabbing a bite and brew with Linda and few gatherers. Linda is very nice host.

bon apetit :)

First half - 46.43
Second half - 54.81

:zz:

Obviously Rose couldn't hold her, I was hoping she would let the 8 go by instead of duel, but unfortunately she beat herself today with the early fractions. I would think cutting back would be to her benefit. Still did well to hold on for 3rd considering the fractions.

Exactly, Steve. That truly was a damned if you do/don't situation for Rose there. He was only going to get a 24 opener with no pressure. He didn't get it easy so his choice then was to let her go a bit or fight her and take everything else out of her.

She ran well and still finished a decent third. If Rose puts his feet on the dashboard and fights her, she beats only the 99-1 shot, IMO.

Following Linda's instructions to let her run.

He certainly did that.

no one complained 2 weeks ago when she ran almost the same fractions and won by seven.

...and yea what's with those silks?