Pletcher's stock

[Calzone Lord]

Sadly, with Rose Junction's dead last finish in the Sanford -- Pletcher is off to a 1-for-19 start after 3 days.

We are all rooting hard for Mr. Pletcher as he is such a brilliant horseman and we know he will overcome this slow start and win this years Saratoga training title like the idol he is.

[VOL JACK]

His one winner was a freak though.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

His one winner was a freak though.

She was a freak long before he got her.

She had the outright bullet at the nations premier 2yo sale (FT Florida) and also had no red flags in all the areas and information where you check for the red flags.

1/5th of a second at that distance and rate of speed -- is a gigantic margin.

He's going to do well with 2-year-olds because of the edge in firepower he has. I'm going to play against him with anything that ran at Gulfstream for him.

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Sadly, with Rose Junction's dead last finish in the Sanford -- Pletcher is off to a 1-for-19 start after 3 days.

We are all rooting hard for Mr. Pletcher as he is such a brilliant horseman and we know he will overcome this slow start and win this years Saratoga training title like the idol he is.

Rose Junction had no business on the track today! She warmed up worse than some of the 3500 claimers i see at EVD. Hopefully she will be ok.

[pointman]

Pletcher is lighting it up at the Spa with a 1 for 22 start on opening weekend.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by pointman

Pletcher is lighting it up at the Spa with a 1 for 22 start on opening weekend.

Just because of sheer volume -- he will still win the training title.

He's basically just another glaring example of image and fashion being everything in horse racing.

[pmacdaddy]

So what to do with Lucky Friend in the 5th tomorrow (Wed)? JV's return mount.

Pk4 single or play against? Still have work to do, but personally leaning to the former with small covers on a couple others.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by pmacdaddy

So what to do with Lucky Friend in the 5th tomorrow (Wed)? JV's return mount.

Pk4 single or play against?

I don't understand why Gadget Girl was such a healthy pin-hook. She was a 55K yearling turned 300K 2yo buy.

I love More Than Ready debuters, but from what I saw, she isn't especially fast.

She was lightly urged (which means nothing) in her sale work -- but 10 4/5 isn't anything special...even over a track people were claiming was "deep and slow"

These horses get a full run-up and are only asked for one good furlong. It's not like they're breaking from a starting gate with just 40 ft of run-up going a true distance.

I'm only going 2-deep this race. I'm using the Pletcher 2yo for sure. And I'm using whoever appears more live on the board between My Happy Face and Teen Pauline.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I don't understand why Gadget Girl was such a healthy pin-hook. She was a 55K yearling turned 300K 2yo buy.

I love More Than Ready debuters, but from what I saw, she isn't especially fast.

She was lightly urged (which means nothing) in her sale work -- but 10 4/5 isn't anything special...even over a track people were claiming was "deep and slow"

These horses get a full run-up and are only asked for one good furlong. It's not like they're breaking from a starting gate with just 40 ft of run-up going a true distance.

I'm only going 2-deep this race. I'm using the Pletcher 2yo for sure. And I'm using whoever appears more live on the boardbetween My Happy Face and Teen Pauline.

there's a joke there somewhere.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I don't understand why Gadget Girl was such a healthy pin-hook. She was a 55K yearling turned 300K 2yo buy.

I love More Than Ready debuters, but from what I saw, she isn't especially fast.

She was lightly urged (which means nothing) in her sale work -- but 10 4/5 isn't anything special...even over a track people were claiming was "deep and slow"

These horses get a full run-up and are only asked for one good furlong. It's not like they're breaking from a starting gate with just 40 ft of run-up going a true distance.

I'm only going 2-deep this race. I'm using the Pletcher 2yo for sure. And I'm using whoever appears more live on the board between My Happy Face and Teen Pauline.

Like this horse a bit

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I'm using the Pletcher 2yo for sure. And I'm using whoever appears more live on the board between My Happy Face and Teen Pauline.

Teen Pauline and My Happy Face were definitely the two correct first-time-starters in that race ... they blew the rest of the field into smithereens and I believe TP got the track record. Nice performance.

The experienced Pletcher runner couldn't even beat that Ritvo debuter that pin-hooked so well for 3rd. The Violette that was taken a lot of money will be in for a tag next time out.