Derby field, where they should go, Preakness possibles

[tjfla]

Originally Posted by pweizer

Only Lukas would consider Saratoga Red a Preakness horse off his stellar sixth place non-effort in an optional claimer on Derby day. Amazing.

Paul

They might as well send him,he is TC nominated so its not like they gotta pay alot to get him in. Plus don't think 7F is long enough for this horse

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by tjfla

They might as well send him,he is TC nominated so its not like they gotta pay alot to get him in. Plus don't think 7F is long enough for this horse

7F is about as far as any Lukas horse wants to run in any big race these days. Problem is, that 7F is usually quite a ways short of the finish line in all these graded route races he keeps entering them in.

[randallscott35]

I'm ashamed to say I had a small bet on Saratoga Red in that race. **** Lukas

[jms62]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

I'm ashamed to say I had a small bet on Saratoga Red in that race. **** Lukas

Saratoga Red was training lights out up until that race. I had him and Fusa Code on my P4/DBL and P3... My first of many heartbreaks on Derby day.

[Kasept]

Ken McPeek has come forth with intentions to enter Casper's Touch in the Preakness.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Ken McPeek has come forth with intentions to enter Casper's Touch in the Preakness.

I guess with Frankel opting for the St. James Palace instead of the Derby he had to go to Plan B.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I guess with Frankel opting for the St. James Palace instead of the Derby he had to go to Plan B.

I love when Ken McPeek makes an announcement of any kind now.

[tjfla]

Nehro is back to possible for the Preakness

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/postti...uTNUd58NChAHkP

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by tjfla

Nehro is back to possible for the Preakness

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/postti...uTNUd58NChAHkP

Zayat will fly to Louisville to watch Nehro work Monday morning and then decide whether to ship to Baltimore.

Oy vey. Hey Ahmed, here's a wacky, nutty idea... How about you leave that up to Asmussen and Blasi?

[Alan07]

Casper's Touch dropped from consideration for the Preakness by the McPeek barn today.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Zayat will fly to Louisville to watch Nehro work Monday morning and then decide whether to ship to Baltimore.

Oy vey. Hey Ahmed, here's a wacky, nutty idea... How about you leave that up to Asmussen and Blasi?

Tough to feel important at home

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Zayat will fly to Louisville to watch Nehro work Monday morning and then decide whether to ship to Baltimore.

Oy vey. Hey Ahmed, here's a wacky, nutty idea... How about you leave that up to Asmussen and Blasi?

There's no need to be the Jerry Jones of horse racing, and sometimes I think it's hard to tell which owner's gonna win the Eclipse for Outstanding Trainer in Their Own Mind. If you don't trust your trainer to do the job you want, get a different trainer. I've heard that Barclay Tagg would sooner tell an owner to go jump than put up with that behavior for very long. I think it was some book or article on Funny Cide where he admitted to telling some owner that they'd be better off using a different trainer.

Well, it could be worse. Zayat could be micromanaging Asmussen & Blasi over a horse named Z Nehro, expressing concern about Pimlico's turns vs. Churchill's. (I haven't heard anybody say Pim's turns are tighter yet. It doesn't feel like Preakness time til someone starts swearing up and down that they are.)

I can understand if it's really just an effort to feel useful rather than acting as a silent partner of sorts. The less you're around the horse, the less fun you might feel you're having. Show up, give the horse a snack and pat on the neck (unless your horse is Midnight Interlude, in which case stay a safe distance away), talk to the trainer in person after the work instead of on the phone, then go home. Maybe throw in some thoughts on types of races you'd like to run in so the trainer knows you're more interested in as far as your overall operation's concerned, but you're paying the trainer to condition and point to races, so let them do it. Ask for options where you make the final call if you want, but let them pick the options.