California Chrome: Pennsylvania Derby

[Benny]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Yes, as soon as he leaves the starting gate, the owners and the trainer get $100,000 apiece. It's an incentive to lure the big horses. I like that the trainer gets the same fee as the owners.

Monmouth has been paying foR Haskell for along time if i remembeR right, Baffert must have made Bode's college tuition,with the number of times he has sent horses there .(and won too).

OTOH, the CC connections have the appearance fee down, but are not likely to collect on the win end though,(as steve crist points out).
http://www.drf.com/news/crist-histor...chrome-bad-bet

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Benny

Monmouth has been paying foR Haskell for along time if i remembeR right, Baffert must have made Bode's college tuition,with the number of times he has sent horses there .(and won too).

OTOH, the CC connections have the appearance fee down, but are not likely to collect on the win end though,(as steve crist points out).
http://www.drf.com/news/crist-histor...chrome-bad-bet

So if past performances do indeed predict future events in this case, they made a really smart choice to return in a spot where they're guaranteed a check just for leaving the gate.

[TouchOfGrey]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Yes, as soon as he leaves the starting gate, the owners and the trainer get $100,000 apiece. It's an incentive to lure the big horses. I like that the trainer gets the same fee as the owners.

So it's not really a bonus per se. The word "bonus" was leading me to believe they only would get the $$ if Chrome won. Thanks.

The more you know...

[Benny]

[quote=GenuineRisk;998840]So if past performances do indeed predict future events in this case, they made a really smart choice to return in a spot where they're guaranteed a check just for leaving the gate.[/]

Yes, a nice pay for a workout,- took a look at the card and Espinosa doesnot have another mount for the day to see what the track is like and get warmed up. He will be in the jocks room on the equecisor

[Benny]

[quote=Benny;998847]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

So if past performances do indeed predict future events in this case, they made a really smart choice to return in a spot where they're guaranteed a check just for leaving the gate.[/]

Yes, a nice pay for a workout,- took a look at the card and Espinosa doesnot have another mount for the day to see what the track is like and get warmed up. He will be in the jocks room on the equecisor

2 things - Espinosa doesnot have another mount all day but CC

Shermans take on it all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbGb7...ature=youtu.be