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Old 04-11-2007, 02:13 PM
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The horse ran a vastly improved race...going 5.5 furlongs, it led by 8 lengths after a 1/4 mile through 21 and change fractions, and won in hand by 13 lengths, in a solid 1:03 1/5th for 5.5 furlongs as the even money favorite.

Seems like the trainer change helped.
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Old 04-11-2007, 02:16 PM
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The horse ran a vastly improved race...going 5.5 furlongs, it led by 8 lengths after a 1/4 mile through 21 and change fractions, and won in hand by 13 lengths, in a solid 1:03 1/5th for 5.5 furlongs as the even money favorite.

Seems like the trainer change helped.
Was he the grey running while Sumwon was in the Paddock? Ran over to the OTB and saw some horse winning with ease on the next T.V.
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Old 04-11-2007, 02:18 PM
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He's a chestnut.
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Old 04-11-2007, 02:20 PM
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He's a chestnut.
Lousy OTB feed
Might not have been the same race. I saw Southwestern Heat as a yearling at Taylor Made, he was built like a bulldog.
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Old 04-11-2007, 02:44 PM
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as i recall he was an $800,000 RNA at a sale as a yearling.
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Old 04-11-2007, 04:11 PM
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The horse ran a vastly improved race...going 5.5 furlongs, it led by 8 lengths after a 1/4 mile through 21 and change fractions, and won in hand by 13 lengths, in a solid 1:03 1/5th for 5.5 furlongs as the even money favorite.

Seems like the trainer change helped.
I've got a nice photo of Xtra Heat being led by Tim Salzman, Southwestern Heat's trainer. He's got some good stats going and learned well from his papa. They will do right by this colt, who seemed misplaced and mishandled when he ran a ChCh. The fractions were impressive, huh? And it looked like SWH takes the turns just like his mama...same with the fast start out of the gate.
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Old 04-11-2007, 04:56 PM
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Old 04-11-2007, 05:10 PM
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Finally...you deign to drop in.

Hey--don't laugh. This story made the national headlines on yahoo news.
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Old 04-11-2007, 09:53 PM
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Her Storm Cat did a furlong in :10 flat. Wonder how much he's gonna go for?

I heard from someone who was there that Southwestern Heat was pretty fluid and they guessed although Xtra Heat wasn't exactly a miler, this one might get up that far.
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Old 04-12-2007, 03:28 PM
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Her Storm Cat did a furlong in :10 flat. Wonder how much he's gonna go for?

I heard from someone who was there that Southwestern Heat was pretty fluid and they guessed although Xtra Heat wasn't exactly a miler, this one might get up that far.
Heat ran and won some tough 7f races--beat the late, great Carson Hollow and that Lukas sprinter in a G2 (can't remember the name). Gone West is always talked about as being a miler, but we can't forget his Came Home with the heart that was big enough to take him extra distance.

Can you tell me more about the Storm Cat colt? I've been trying in vain to track him down. What sale? Price? Buyer?
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