Brother Derek

[TitanSooner]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

San Fernando and Strub I'll give you, but the Malibu is a tricky race. He is clearly better around two turns, and you usually get some pretty sprinters in the Malibu.

good point.. specialty distance

I think BD needs to shut it down and let him rest and develop or run him in some lesser races to keep him focused.

The horse was overhyped before the derby. No doubt about it.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

The horse was overhyped before the derby. No doubt about it.

The horse ran a great Derby and was beat to sh it. Good Lord was he in the 19 or 20 hole... Jeez louise. And he should not have run in the Preakness. This guy is gonna come back and bite you if he is handled right and stays sound.

Originally Posted by pgardn

The horse ran a great Derby and was beat to sh it. Good Lord was he in the 19 or 20 hole... Jeez louise. And he should not have run in the Preakness. This guy is gonna come back and bite you if he is handled right and stays sound.

That race took alot out of him and i'm not sure he'll ever be back to the form he was during his derby prep campaign.
He's not going to bite me if the connections keep putting him in races that our over his head. The logical thing to do is keep him at Santa Anita where he seems to run quite well.

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Why? He didn't run that bad in the Goodwood. He's obviously not in Lava Man or Bernardini's league, but to be fair who is? If he's healthy let him run. We have enough quality horses running too infrequently.

Well he had a real hard year and I want to see this horse run next year as well. I dont want him to end up like Funny Cide or Flower Alley. There is no shame in by-passing certain races for easier spots in order to shoot for larger purses next year.

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Agreed, which is why the Cal Cup makes sense. Definitely not the BC.

I couldnt agree more. No way should he go in the BCC.