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Forum: Stakes Archive 09-10-2023, 11:08 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,388
Posted By RolloTomasi
August Rodin should be on the dirt in the...

August Rodin should be on the dirt in the Classic. He's been talked up as some sort of culmination of Coolmore's master plan but he's tossed in a couple of real bad races in major races this year. ...
Forum: Stakes Archive 09-05-2023, 11:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,357
Posted By RolloTomasi
I only watched the race once but with a :44+ half...

I only watched the race once but with a :44+ half mile & a 1:24+ final time that was a horrendous battle of attrition.

I was surprised that Pirate went off at 10-1, wasn't he a hyped odds-on horse...
Forum: Stakes Archive 07-08-2023, 08:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,821
Posted By RolloTomasi
I should have factored in his running style. In...

I should have factored in his running style. In Europe this colt was more a "street fighter" than a horse with a turn of foot that could blow the doors off the field. Recent shippers with similar...
Forum: Stakes Archive 07-04-2023, 09:38 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,821
Posted By RolloTomasi
It might not look it on paper but The Foxes may...

It might not look it on paper but The Foxes may have the Belmont Derby field over a barrel. He has a couple of key races on his resume.

When he won the important Royal Lodge as a 2yo (a race that...
Forum: Stakes Archive 06-26-2023, 02:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 968
Posted By RolloTomasi
They had two shots at Grade 1s after his Derby...

They had two shots at Grade 1s after his Derby effort. He was already Grade 1 as far as 3yos go this year.

Perhaps that's part of the reason why you don't see those type connections at the Grade 1...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-11-2023, 08:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,204
Posted By RolloTomasi
No doubt he runs I was griping more that he'll...

No doubt he runs I was griping more that he'll keep them apart. Maybe he'll send Elite Power to Del Mar for second summer race like he did Speaker's Corner last year.

Actually that would be a good...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-11-2023, 06:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,204
Posted By RolloTomasi
Never mind, Mott doing his best impression of Al...

Never mind, Mott doing his best impression of Al Stall when he had Tom's d'Etat a couple of years ago.

Talking up some "battle royale" with Cody's Wish & maybe the Whitney, etc. Yeah,...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-11-2023, 06:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,204
Posted By RolloTomasi
Where's he supposed to run next?

Where's he supposed to run next?
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-11-2023, 09:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,925
Posted By RolloTomasi
Thanks, I chalked it up to him being a plodder. ...

Thanks, I chalked it up to him being a plodder. He certainly was outrun in the first hundred yards after the break but there was no contact with the horses on either side of him.

However, he does...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-11-2023, 03:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,925
Posted By RolloTomasi
Hilarious jockey quotes from the Belmont: Luis...

Hilarious jockey quotes from the Belmont:

Luis Saez, jockey of third-place Tapit Trice (No. 2): “Perfect trip. Broke from there and we were following the speed. Right at the three-eighths, I started...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-06-2023, 09:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,925
Posted By RolloTomasi
Wait...they're putting blinkers on Angel of...

Wait...they're putting blinkers on Angel of Empire? What the hell for?

Are they kicking themselves because he wasn't closer to that :45+ pace in the Kentucky Derby? He would have finished behind...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-06-2023, 01:32 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
McPeek's the best. Smile Happy can't run in both...

McPeek's the best. Smile Happy can't run in both the Met & the Stephen Foster, but Rattle N Roll can wheel back on 13 days rest AND run on the beleaguered CD surface.

Plus now he has TWO for the...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-06-2023, 11:55 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
Mott is certainly the master of keeping good...

Mott is certainly the master of keeping good horses apart. You can count the number of times he ran in-form Geri and Wekiva Springs against Cigar on one hand...


I saw that, but was willing to...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-06-2023, 11:00 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
Just looked up the nominees for both races. ...

Just looked up the nominees for both races. There's some cross-nominees obviously but the True North has about half a dozen horses that have won 5 or 6 of their last 10 starts. Don't know their...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 06-06-2023, 10:31 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
Side note for the undercard, the Met Mile lost...

Side note for the undercard, the Met Mile lost Taiba after unsatisfactory training but gained Dr. Schivel who opts for the Met instead of the True North. Bit of a bold move for the latter (it was...
Forum: Stakes Archive 06-03-2023, 10:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,135
Posted By RolloTomasi
Well, I guess those of us who had our heart's set...

Well, I guess those of us who had our heart's set on that epic showdown between Classic Causeway & Bolshoi Ballet better hope Aidan O'Brien sends the latter to Saratoga for the Bowling Green...
Forum: Stakes Archive 06-02-2023, 09:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,135
Posted By RolloTomasi
A 'good' finish or does he just have to finish...

A 'good' finish or does he just have to finish the race, period?

Emily Upjohn just humiliated two Irish Derby winners in Westover and Hurricane Lane in the Coronation Cup going 12 furlongs today on...
Forum: Stakes Archive 06-01-2023, 03:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,135
Posted By RolloTomasi
Don't forget...Royal Ascot implications in Race...

Don't forget...Royal Ascot implications in Race 9.

If third choice on ML Classic Causeway runs to his odds he may punch his ticket for the Prince of Wales's.

Coincidentally, the British Isles are...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 05-29-2023, 10:03 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
For curiosity's sake, the only champion 3yo to...

For curiosity's sake, the only champion 3yo to win the Ohio Derby in 70-odd runnings was Skip Away in 1996.

The hilarious part is Skip Away ran in all 3 Triple Crown races and then ran in the Ohio...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 05-22-2023, 10:19 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
So in addition to these HOF trainers who think...

So in addition to these HOF trainers who think slapping blinkers on a horse mid-career is some stroke of genius (as opposed to evidence of incompetence...if they are such brilliant horsemen, why...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 05-21-2023, 10:14 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
Is the Monmouth allowance race Instant Coffee is...

Is the Monmouth allowance race Instant Coffee is pointing for in 2023 or 2024? He hasn't worked in 4 weeks...

At any rate, I hope they are at least considering the Belmont for Peter Pan winner...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 05-17-2023, 08:01 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,697
Posted By RolloTomasi
I can't really comment much on the lead switch...

I can't really comment much on the lead switch issue; the only race I saw him distinctly late switching was in the BC (though Cave Rock was even worse & was lugging in...not shockingly went on the...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 05-16-2023, 05:38 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,697
Posted By RolloTomasi
National Treasure is the west coast's answer to...

National Treasure is the west coast's answer to Verifying. A horse who early in his career had the look of an under-the-radar type that might blossom, but ultimately has no acceleration & has had...
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 05-13-2023, 02:31 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
Scratch that.

Scratch that.
Forum: Triple Crown Topics/Archive.. 05-12-2023, 09:13 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,516
Posted By RolloTomasi
Great students of the game we have here with all...

Great students of the game we have here with all these trainers who collectively have decided that the Preakness is not a race worth winning.

We are left with another relatively paceless & rag tag...
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