Lava Man---California Is His Home

Originally Posted by Kimmeastar

My opinion,and I am entitled to one,Is he hasn't really raced against anything except Southern california garbage.Let's look at today's win.He beat:Two horses who just broke their third level allowance condition.Let's look at some of his other competition from his other races.
Brother Derek,Giacomo-Two of the most pathetic losers of late
Good Reward,Super Frolic-Gee,I don't ever remember either of them being big standouts in stakes company.
Ace Blue,Red Fort,Super Strut,Cheroot-Never heard of them
Magnum,Wilko-What has either of them done in the last couple years?
You look at his races where he gets some legitimate competition and he gets his ASS handed to him.
BUT,This is just my opinion.If I owned him,I would keep him there too.Nothing better than FREE MONEY!!!!

I agree with the level of competition point. He is amazing to watch in CA but who has he really beat? Looking back...King's Drama as of late may be the best horse he beat and that was on turf. I don't have the lifetime PPs so there may be some others I have missed.

But man do I wish I was in on that 50K claim

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

You know...the great Easy Goer never won outside N.Y. too.
He was great and right now you can't take anything away from Lava Man.

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

You know...the great Easy Goer never won outside N.Y. too.
He was great and right now you can't take anything away from Lava Man.

WRONG! He won the Swale at Gulfstream going 7 furlongs and Blew them away!!! All the others were lost by a very small margin.See the lifetime past perf.thread.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Kimmeastar

WRONG! He won the Swale at Gulfstream going 7 furlongs and Blew them away!!! All the others were lost by a very small margin.See the lifetime past perf.thread.

SORRY! Missed it...my bad, gotta give credit to the L-Man though

[smuthg]

Not only did he win ANOTHER Grade 1, he looked better in the after the race than I have ever seen him look... I hope he kicks arse in Dubai...

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by smuthg

Not only did he win ANOTHER Grade 1, he looked better in the after the race than I have ever seen him look... I hope he kicks arse in Dubai...

I will make the call right now and say that if he goes to Dubai,He will get his ass handed to him ROYALLY!!!
I am not saying he isn't a good horse.He is.I just put no credibility in southern California racing,period.It is like a private,good old boy club where everyone takes turns winning.Occasionally there is a good one who can prove it's worth,like Azeri,at other venues.But graded stakes in SoCal mean nothing to me.I won't even wager on their races,for if another horse even LOOKS at another horse,the stewards will take him down.Other than that,Good for Lava Man and his owners.Get all that free money while you can.

[jpops757]

I dont see any of these Eastern monsters chalanging this "softie" for 500k winning purse or e4ven tryin to get part of thw 1 mil

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

You know...the great Easy Goer never won outside N.Y. too.
He was great and right now you can't take anything away from Lava Man.

easy goer won in florida--and that loss in maryland was so close--i doubt geography was the key between winning and losing at pimlico.

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

You know...the great Easy Goer never won outside N.Y. too..

won the swale at Gulfstream - by 8

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by SmartyZapper

won the swale at Gulfstream - by 8

Ya, I screwed up...missed that in the PP's

With that said, no one can take anything away from Lava Man from what he's done.

He may not win outside Cali...but he wins!