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[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by LARHAGE

Lol. probably a little. It would be interesting to see him face Discreet Cat in the Cigar Mile, or not.

lol a little? alotta people including some on here thought hed dominate the division this year

[Gander]

including some on here

I would say most is a better word Playa. I think hes a good horse but wasnt impressed as most of the others on here. Not sure what he ever did to deserve worthy of being a favorite to dominate any division.

[Pointg5]

He ran a nice BCC, he wasn't overrated, obviously something was wrong with him...Maybe they have figured it out and he runs in the BCC...If he's right, he's run faster than Bernardini has...It's rediculous to call a horse that obviously had talent overrated when he wasn't running back to his previous form...

[Rupert Pupkin]

There is obviously something wrong with him. He didn't work for over a month after his last race. If the horse was fine he would have been working.

With regard to next year, there is practically no chance that the horse will run next year. They may try to run him one more time this year and that will be it. Right now they are obviously trying to see if they can get him sound enough to run in the BC Classic. I think it's the Classic or nothing.

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

There is obviously something wrong with him. He didn't work for over a month after his last race. If the horse was fine he would have been working.

With regard to next year, there is practically no chance that the horse will run next year. They may try to run him one more time this year and that will be it. Right now they are obviously trying to see if they can get him sound enough to run in the BC Classic. I think it's the Classic or nothing.

Rupert,

What did you think of Lava Man's race?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Pointg5

Rupert,

What did you think of Lava Man's race?

I thought he ran well. I don't know if he's as good as Bernardidni. He certainly doesn't look as athletic as Bernardidni but that doesn't necessarily matter. LM is kind of like a John Henry type. John Henry wasn't all that athletic but he was all heart. He would beat horses that you would have never thought he could beat.

I definitely give LM a shot in the BC Classic.

[Pointg5]

Thanks Rup...

I think he's got a shot as well, I think the whole shipping thing has been blown out of proportion with him...

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

There is obviously something wrong with him. He didn't work for over a month after his last race. If the horse was fine he would have been working.

With regard to next year, there is practically no chance that the horse will run next year. They may try to run him one more time this year and that will be it. Right now they are obviously trying to see if they can get him sound enough to run in the BC Classic. I think it's the Classic or nothing.

Yes, there is obviously something wrong with the horse, and I would expect to see him in one more race (I'm banking on the Clark), and then they will retire him.

[Pointg5]

I don't think they care about the Clark, it's a G1, but if they were going to wait that long, they would go in the Cigar Mile, like Rupert said, it's the Classic or nothing...I think his stallion value is cemented and the Clark wouldn't do much to help, so why not take a shot at the Classic...

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Pointg5

I don't think they care about the Clark, it's a G1, but if they were going to wait that long, they would go in the Cigar Mile, like Rupert said, it's the Classic or nothing...I think his stallion value is cemented and the Clark wouldn't do much to help, so why not take a shot at the Classic...

Yes, I agree. I don't think the Clarke does anything for them.

No way should this horse go in the Cigar Mile. Discreet Cat would cook him. I think they should train the horse up to the Clark and then to the Donn.