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[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by bellsbendboy

SILVERBULLETDAY

Seems Farish put Briarwood together to purchase all the Mineshafts and Highest Class looks well spotted in todays Grade III. Going two turns for the fifth time she has a solid foundation, yet catches a field of stakeswinners included an undefeated champion. HC was last seen in the prep and could not close into a race where the last fraction was only slighty slower than the first quarter. Indian Blessing was on life support to win her comebacker and although she draws outside Miss Missile (who set a NTR in her debut) she figures to attend swift splits.
HC will appreciate the pace, gets big weight from the principal contenders and comes off the best work of her career. Also PROUD SPELL whose only loss was in the Monmouth quagmire, her last out. Jones good with this kind and the governor homebred been working nice. Two deep.

Risen Star

Would not expect The Darp to be on many tickets... but he is on ours. Bought as a weanling by talented pinhooker the Proud Citizen colt drew the rail in his debut and was off a bit slow while dueling inside a nice horse. At Churchill he closed very well to be beat a neck before working great into his two turn maiden breaker that opened some eyes, with his connections turning down a reported $500K after that blowout. The offer, put Werner in a tough spot. You do not want to blow one up with that kind of money on the line and he worked very slowly into the LeComte, after which the deal went down for a reported $800K. Bay colt named after "legendary" football coach at Amherst college turned in salty breezez last Friday and figures much tighter. Seven time leading rider as good as any at walking the dog in a rare sophomore stake with little speed signed on....maybe, at a big price.... Of course he must beat PYRO who has been working faster than most of these have ran. A couple of tough trips away from being champion two year old Winchell homer worked twice with big time cadillac before OUTSTANDING Tuesday work. Both of these get a big break in the weights and it will take a good one to beat them. Two long again

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Not overly thrilled with LADY DIGBY but she need only run well to beat these. Broke her maiden in very fast time before ubiquitous fake stake ( all entrants eligible for this spot) at Saratoga. Shipped to Miami and very soft turf before left coast comebacker when a decent third at 7-5. Ramon best rider on east coast gets the call for his main man and little to beat. Also LUNA DORADO for enigmatic conditioner who can light the board up. Also beaten at 7-5 in her last homebred out of a nice mare can close and rider upgrade noted. Two again.

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As the board indicated INDY VICTOR would be no factor in his Delaware debut but figures much better in this less than stellar maiden dash. Solid connections went down on the hip paying some 40 times the stud fee, yet selling as hip number 1392 out of 1399. January 14 gate move looks very useful and half miles since, say this one will not be a maiden long. Go jock signed on and the odds figure attractive. Jazz in the Park looks best of the rest for vanilla trainer who conditioned this ones half brother, Phoenix winner Elusive Jazz. After McKee abandoned ship in his debut this one was on the shelf and returned from a bad post and was bet down. BIG rider upgrade and solid second points this one out. Two echo. Call it 2,5 / 7,8 / 3,11 / 3,9 Good cappin. BBB

does the fact that your were not close mean anything......

[SentToStud]

BBB,

Love the rehash.

Your 50-1 in the last was live.

[blackthroatedwind]

You're so transparent sometimes Bruce.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You're so transparent sometimes Bruce.

I like the rehash! Better than the analysis but hey, at least he put it out there.

That horse ran 2nd at 50-1+ in the last! Now if only there were an expert show bettor around here....

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

I like the rehash! Better than the analysis but hey, at least he put it out there.

That horse ran 2nd at 50-1+ in the last! Now if only there were an expert show bettor around here....

We had one, but you scared him away, you bad man.

Agreed on the first part....at least he puts it out there. Given all the time the guy puts into it I just wish he would give himself a chance to win. A lot of " ifs " here, but just imagine if he hadn't lost the head bob in the 10th and his 50-1 shot had won ( it was a distant second but say the winner falls down or something ) and he had blown the Pick-4 because he didn't use Indian Blessing. I have no argument with dancing around the chalky number, but if you are using even one big priced horse you pretty much have to use any likely short price in the other legs. Once again, his handicapping was OK....but his betting was atrocious.