Denis of Cork passing Rebel; Wood next

Originally Posted by Kasept

LOL.. Sort of.. They will say in passing "So-and-so ran a "#" on the TG/Rags and we don't want to bring him/her back too soon after that kind of a career best, etc.." They aren't doing it to curry favor... They just mention it as part of their evaluation process. Some are more vocal about it than others.

I just don't get the reasoning. Athletes need conditioning and they definitely need to be put in situations where they face adversity.

What are they saving this inexperienced horse for? All I've seen and heard from this barn are excuses. They talked like he hated the off going yet his breeding definitely didn't show that he would have a disdain for it. He beat Unbridled Vicar and that horse has proven to be less than stellar. He got the perfect setup in the Southwest. And now they're skipping the Rebel and going for one more prep until the Derby?

This horse, to me, has serious soundness issues and I'm not buying what they're selling. I'll commend them on their publicity campaign, but I've seen too many of those throughout the years to fall for the hype.