nobiz like SLowbiz going monday on turf!!

Indian Charlie · #1 07-31-2007, 03:24 AM

Everyones former favorite horse from this 3yo crop, slobiz, is trying turf monday in a gr 2 at saratoga.

will he be able to duplicate his slo-ness on turf, that is what i want to know!

TheSpyder · #2 07-31-2007, 05:00 AM

He's a good horse and if he develops I think he's be a great one.

Spyder

ddthetide · #3 07-31-2007, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSpyder

He's a good horse and if he develops I think he's be a great one.

Spyder

i liked this horse. hopefully as he matures, he won't be such a headcase.

#4 07-31-2007, 05:48 PM

He is not that fast of a horse. Doesn't look like he ever will be. He belongs in races like the West Virginia Derby with the horses the DRF calls the "B team".

The Bid · #5 08-01-2007, 07:49 AM

Hes an Albert the Great, everyone can relax on him being a good horse.

dellinger63 · #6 08-01-2007, 10:07 AM

He was a standout (visually) on the OK Track when Sumwon jogged......

horseofcourse · #7 08-01-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bid

Hes an Albert the Great, everyone can relax on him being a good horse.

on the board in 6 graded stakes including 2 grade 1s, 3 grade 2s and 1 grade 3 with wins in a grade1, grade2, and grade3. I'll go ahead and call him a good horse even if he is slow and an Albert the Great. 7 of his 8 lifetime races have been in graded stakes. I'm an easy grader I guess. But he is without question a good horse.

miraja2 · #8 08-06-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bid

Hes an Albert the Great, everyone can relax on him being a good horse.

I can't help but notice that you have been repeating this same comment almost every single time the subject of Nobiz has ever been brought up. Why is that?
We all know that Albert the Great has not exactly been knocking them out of the park in the breeding shed, but he was a very good horse on the track (5-time graded stakes winner) who had a very nice 4yo campaign. I don't see why you seem to think that it would be impossible for him to sire a good horse.
Given that Nobiz is a G1 winner that has now shown ability on multiple surfaces. I think you would have to say that he is a good horse. Not great, but certainly good.

GPK · #9 08-06-2007, 08:02 PM

Marcavelley was tons the best in that race. Reverse the trips of Nobiz and Marc, and Marc wins that race by 4+ lengths.

miraja2 · #10 08-06-2007, 08:23 PM

Is it maybe possible that there is a middle range between a horse being "great" or being "slow?"
Personally, I think winning a G2 at Saratoga is a pretty impressive turf debut.
Marcavelly and Distorted Reality are both decent horses, and there is certainly no shame in beating horses of that caliber. Nobiz might not be a consistent G1-caliber horse, (despite his score in the Wood) but he is certainly a G2/G3-caliber horse, perhaps on the dirt and the turf.
I wouldn't call that slow.