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Title: Question about Connections' intent for those on that side of the game
Post by: jcipoletti on October 31, 2014, 11:15:11 AM

If you have a 5yo that\'s 11/19 lifetime with 16 ITM finishes, what would cause you to geld him before a $1M G1 race?

My amateur inference is that they are all in to cash the biggest check of his racing career - 1st time Lasix, gets a weight break from his last 5, his race 2 back he went to his knees at the break then inhaled the field in a breath.  Visually impressive, thought the video quality was most certainly not.  

He has fired off a layoff before. If he gets move ups from the weight break, Lasix, and no more apples in the orchard, that puts him awfully close doesn\'t it?

Title: Re: Question about Connections' intent for those on that side of the game
Post by: RICH on October 31, 2014, 11:22:19 AM

Hey J

How do you know he was gelded since the last race?

Title: Re: Question about Connections' intent for those on that side of the game
Post by: RICH on October 31, 2014, 11:28:32 AM

just saw it in program, very interesting, good catch

Title: Re: Question about Connections' intent for those on that side of the game
Post by: boston on October 31, 2014, 11:53:06 AM

Probably gelded a while ago.  I am guessing this info gets messed up alot when 1st race in US coming from Chile

Title: Re: Question about Connections' intent for those on that side of the game
Post by: jcipoletti on October 31, 2014, 12:38:08 PM

Good point, thanks