ToFP VS Pachito The Che
 

Now THAT was horse racing.

What an epic race to watch ... two former cheapies with alchemist trainers going head-to-head almost the entire way and neither letting up after a 43.26 half mile.

When that 43 flashed on the screen, it was like..."Wow!"...one for the ages for sure.

I only wish Wolfson was up to the task

Phil needs to eat some groceries.He looked pretty skinny in the warmup-ribs stickin' out.Guess it's cause Ricky can't give 'em 'roids anymore.

I can't believe this race isn't getting more love.

This was like a Gatti VS Ward toe-to-toe brawl between two bitching sprinters.

How many thousand times more fun to watch was it than one of those high profile Grade 1 synthetic routes where everyone trots along early, the field bunches up, and a looping winner takes it?

Those races are the equivlant to watching great defensive fighters with big nerf gloves and headgear on skillyfull dance, duck, and jab in a super oversized ring. A pitty pat contest.

Sometimes I wonder about you guys.

How many of you sip on Cosmo's through a straw and smoke Virginia Slims?

Hey, some us mentioned it in the main Sunshine Millions thread! Yes, it was a really fun race. My favorite of the day. I suspect the lack of enthusiasm has less to do with the 43 half and more to do with the exacta returning what, $10?

Cosmos are soooo 1998, btw. ;)

I prefer apple or honey dew melon martinis.

Skinny? The horse looked fantastic.

http://www.horsephotos.com/watermark.jsp?photoID=111145

This Ones for Phil got a 108 Beyer.

NT

I was watching him in his warmup,and those ribs were pretty prominent.he looked thin.

Just play against him next time. Last year off his big effort, he was an unsound mess the rest of the year.

He didn't run a single bad race last year.

The only not so good race he ran was in the Woody Stevens when Velazquez skillfully trapped him and he got in a world of trouble - and still he only finished less than 3 lengths behind subsequent Dwyer and Jim Dandy winner Kensei. He was also laid up for a bit after that race.

Look at the layoff lines.

I told you that POS would get a ham sandwich in the Woody Stephens.

I wonder where that Wes Ward that run the 146 beyer at GP last winter is....I remember getting like 4-1 on him in a stake where he drew the rail and could not lose....Ramsey owned.

Notonthesamepage hasn't raced since the Fountain Of Youth - which was the start after the race he freaked in.

How awesome was last years Fountain of Youth? ... that race got a great pace figure and the sound version of Quality Road won it.

What is your top ten 3yo list looking like DrugS?

Tune in to next week's episode of DrugS Handicapping Hour of Power .. as this might be a topic of discussion.

The most amusing horse to me is certainly Buddy's Saint ... and not because he has the all-important triple digit Beyer in career start #2 at 7f or beyond angle (that fig was thanks to a perfect trip up a gold rail)

The reason why I love Buddy's Saint so much is because he is the product of two of the all-time most unlikely move-ups I've ever seen.

His sire Saint Liam was an absolute dog biscuit as a 3yo for a pretty solid trainer before Dutrow transformed him into a Horse of the Year.

His dam Tuzia was claimed for 25K and ran dead last at 2/5 odds while with trainer Juan Serey....

That sounds like the kind of claim that goes on to never again win another race ... but Tuzia returns off of a 9 month layoff and negative trainer switch and runs four sick races in a row.

So when do we get to see This One's For Phil, Pashito The Che, Fabulous Strike, and Kodiak Kowboy all hook up? The Vanderbilt?

the winner of the PE that year is the dam of the very special Dog Biscuit Mr Sidney..

Was waiting for them to spontaneously combust coming down the lane.

Don't make Wolfson get his voodoo doll out. If you can wear a superman neck chain you can hang with the best of them