My favorite Chicago bomber back on the tab!

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

i thought you meant mynameischase was gettin ready to make another run@arlington this summer, remember those 3 races in a row he won, the first2@very huge odds? i forgot exactly what that$2 dollar parlay woulda been but it was sick

I remember that! Its like he won at huge odds and then next time back people considered it a fluke and let him go off again at large odds and he won right back a couple more times.
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I didnt have him the first time but I did have something on him the second time. Thats one play I look for, a horse going off at big odds that just won, or had a much improved effort last time.

Does anyone know what happened to Cruz Contreras? I don't know if he was the jockey on mynameischase but for whatever reason it made me think of him and I haven't heard his name in quite some time. We used to call him "the cruiser".

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I remember that! Its like he won at huge odds and then next time back people considered it a fluke and let him go off again at large odds and he won right back a couple more times.
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I didnt have him the first time but I did have something on him the second time. Thats one play I look for, a horse going off at big odds that just won, or had a much improved effort last time.

Does anyone know what happened to Cruz Contreras? I don't know if he was the jockey on mynameischase but for whatever reason it made me think of him and I haven't heard his name in quite some time. We used to call him "the cruiser".

yeah it was cruz. he got irritated shortly after losing his bug due to being takin down by the stews here in several inquiries/objections and bolted back to mexico to raise fighting chickens.........no joke

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

yeah it was cruz. he got irritated shortly after losing his bug due to being takin down by the stews here in several inquiries/objections and bolted back to mexico to raise fighting chickens.........no joke

fighting chickens???? omg

I felt bad for him because there was one stretch within about a week when he had like three spills, I didn't hear of any serious injuries but I thought it might have made him a little gun shy or worse caused him to hang it up. I thought he had a little talent as a rider.

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

fighting chickens???? omg

I felt bad for him because there was one stretch within about a week when he had like three spills, I didn't hear of any serious injuries but I thought it might have made him a little gun shy or worse caused him to hang it up. I thought he had a little talent as a rider.

well he was probaly decent enough to stick around here and make a living,especially as weak as the colony is here these days. jesse campbell went through a siimliar spell a couple years ago going down a few times in a couple weeks. jesse hada putstanding bug career here, you thought hed be a star by now but it just hasnt happened. still is having a very good FG meet, and is good jock

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

well he was probaly decent enough to stick around here and make a living,especially as weak as the colony is here these days. jesse campbell went through a siimliar spell a couple years ago going down a few times in a couple weeks. jesse hada putstanding bug career here, you thought hed be a star by now but it just hasnt happened. still is having a very good FG meet, and is good jock

Campbell is still only ho hum as far as I'm concerned. James Graham has been the one that i think has developed the most these last several years on the FG/ARL circuit. I like him a lot especially on the turf.

[brianwspencer]

Got everything out of it that I hoped he would.

He ran an even race and finished well enough, I can't wait for his next out. With any improvement he'd factor in there next time.

Went off at about 39-1 today so the odds should be pretty good next time too!

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I remember that! Its like he won at huge odds and then next time back people considered it a fluke and let him go off again at large odds and he won right back a couple more times.
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I didnt have him the first time but I did have something on him the second time. Thats one play I look for, a horse going off at big odds that just won, or had a much improved effort last time.

Does anyone know what happened to Cruz Contreras? I don't know if he was the jockey on mynameischase but for whatever reason it made me think of him and I haven't heard his name in quite some time. We used to call him "the cruiser".

well the horse was such long odds becuz of his form and the trainer, who wins 2 races a year in chicago at the most every year.........cruz probaly plugged that sob in real good LOL

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

well the horse was such long odds becuz of his form and the trainer, who wins 2 races a year in chicago at the most every year.........cruz probaly plugged that sob in real good LOL

'Chase hadn't finished in the same zip code as a race's winner in something like 10 straight races. I mean, we're talking 25-40 length drubbings everytime. All the sudden, he perks up and wins paying something like $250.

Then his form actually came around and stuck until Arlington where he won again.

And then he pretty much dissappeared!