The Albertrani Effect

Originally Posted by FairPlay

The horse was so impeccably bred and talented that I feel that another trainer might actually have gotten a whole lot more out of him. First, after the walkover in the Preakness, how could he possibly have been allowed to skip the Belmont. An AP Indy colt going 1 1/2 against that level of competition should've been a cakewalk. Jazil has proven that he was even a greater classic winning fluke than Giacomo. Then, for his final Breeders' Cup prep race, he basically puts him in a position for a public workout rather than shipping him somewhere, anywhere, he could actually be tested. When it came time for his big test against a prime time horse, he failed because of lack of fighting skills more than anything else.

Your points are well-taken. I sensed the Sheikh had something to do with Bernardini not running in the Belmont. I certainly was very disappointed.

[cakes44]

I'm not going by any stats here, but here's the Albertrani effect on me. When I see some ridiculously priced and/or well-bred horse under his care, I give them a chance to win at first asking. If Eoin Harty is the trainer of the same horse, I generally toss him.

[dellinger63]

Does anyone know if Albertrani's wife still is an excercise rider? Remember her being Cigar's morning rider when Tom assisted Mott's NY string before he moved to Dubai.