Post BC Weekend thoughts

[Seattleallstar]

Didn't like how Arrogate finished his post Dubai career, he wen't from Man O' War to just a shadow of his former self. Which we can attribute to the Del Mar track and/or that his awesome campaign from that allowance win to Dubai took its toll. With that said I still think he is still in that Dubai Millennium, Ghostzapper, Mineshaft, and Candy Ride class of horse.

Other than that it was a very fun and exciting weekend of racing, despite taking a loss for the entire weekend. It's nice seeing racing alive and well, at the track and in the media.

[10 pnt move up]

Arrogate was never the same after Dubai, there is a reason why many trainers feel like they need more time after that trip, and while Gun Runner flourish it clearly hurt, more than hurt, Arrogate.

The vulnerable favorites were vulrnable, especially from the Baffert barn.

This track was very fair, it played a lot like Belmont in my opinion, you could close, you could win from the front yet the inside was not ideal.

I think the most disappointing things was Forever Unbridled winning, are we now onto the 2 race season before the BC? I saw a headline "Unbridled Forever finished perfect season", I mean this horse makes Zenyatta seasons look like iron man campaigns, honestly these trainers need to be doing more for the game. Run you dang horse.

The Euro horses connections also had to be very happy, their horses ran to form and seemed like the turf course was plenty fair.

I still think Bolt DOro is the best two year old, sometimes you get beat and outtripped, I would run again next month.

[hondo]

No issue with Forever Unbridled as most of the lay off horses that trained up to the BC flopped. She was trained with this race in mind and Dallas Stewart did a great job.

As for Arrogate he had a hell of a run and should be recognized for it .....some of his races were remarkable. However talk of him being compared Secretariat was premature. If you look at it he has not started well since the Pegasus including today. Who is who is that you be recognized for how good you really is Gun Runner who set some very fast initial fractions while being uchallenged by Collected and did not fold.

[richard burch]

The things I will remember was that it was a very good race.

Bob B. not being able to formulate the words in the post interview that Arrogate was never the same.

[Big Peps]

Call me crazy and just my opinion but I don't have any issue with owner's running their horses lightly, their call. If the trainer and owner feel it's best for the horse and increases their chances to win big races then so be it.

The bills never stop regardless, obviously with the help from trainer it's their call.

[asudevil]

Post BC Thoughts:

- Del Mar should be in the regular rotation
- Track played fair (not like SA super highway)
- Nice showing from NYRA group of runners
- Euro's adding lasix typically succeed
- Sprinters are better from CA
- Baffert's Del Mar stats, with stakes runners, is lackluster
- Change in IRS rules are terrific