Richiebeebeebee
I looked at Inner Light with the same suspicion. But the more I looked at him the more I\'ve come to believe he is entered with bona fide intent. I reached that tenative belief with a race by race analysis, which I\'ll repeat here. Starting always from the first race and working to most recent. Songandaprayer is a young sire and was exceptionally fleet. Assuming Mott was consulted in regard to the purchase he did go for 650k. Not chicken feed by any means:
Aug15- Sent out for training race
Sept28- Meets Anak Nakal and Da\'Tara, tires in lane for closely beaten 4th
Oct13- Back on Relatively short rest for big Fla Bred two turn pot. Mott has faith, but he tires badly after a half.
Dec13- A nice little break and BANG wins for fun to break maiden
Dec29- Note its Tampa and he does not get out of the gate (That place is fraught with peril for ship ins) He runs a nice race nevertheless.
Feb9- Sealed Slop at Hallandale. I didn\'t see the race, but who wants to bet that Saratoga Russell didn\'t go wire to wire?
Mar7- Granted the fractions are fast, and that he did not come home fast, but he did lay off the leaders and come home best.
I think this horse is bona fide and likely to shadow War Pass.
My instructions would be break sharp, secure a good position just off War Pass and try to take him down the lane.
richiebee Wrote:
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> The IEAH/ Winstar people entered Inner Light as a
> \"Rabbit\" for their Derby
> hopeful Court Vision in today\'s Wood. Some
> observations:
>
> 1) Both Court Vision and Inner Light were
> purchased at the same 2YO in training
> sale: CV for 350K and IL for 650K.
>
> 2)Inner Light\'s last 3 running lines in DRF do not
> show that he has exceptional
> stakes quality early lick, nor was he on the lead
> in any of these 3 events.
> I\'m handicapping the race and thinking \"What
> rabbit?\" or \"Silly rabbit\". Then I
> see that IL will be ridden by the NY circuit\'s
> best gate rider, CC Lopez, who
> has taken ONE mount for Bill Mott in the last 15
> months.
>
> What are Chuckie\'s instructions... to try and
> outbreak War Pass and throw some
> mud in his eye, or to try to stay glued to WP for
> as long as possible?
>
> 3)Court Vision is the only 3YO in here with a win
> over the surface-- a victory
> in the Remsen, run in a glacial time with glacial
> fractions.
>
> 4) For all of Bill Mott\'s success, it must be
> noted that he has had very little
> impact on the Triple Crown races and Triple Crown
> preps.
>
> In the Wood, give me (1) Court Vision and (2)
> Texas Wildcatter.
>
> Other races in the all stakes P4:
>
> Bay Shore: (2) Make the Point,(3)Gattoprado,
> (4)Laysh Laysh Laysh, (8)J Be K.
>
> Excelsior: (2) Magna Graduate-- inconsistent but
> the class of the race; won
> this race 1 year ago, his last win, (3)Nite
> Light-- 4 straight wins, 3 in
> stakes,could have been claimed for 35K at Mth last
> summer.
>
> Carter: (1) Lord Snowdon, (2) King of the Roxy,(4)
> City Attraction, (6) Spring
> at Last (should be favored but gives weight and
> has no wet track experience),
> (9) Bustin Stones.
>
> 2,3,4,8/2,3/1,2/1,2,4,6,9 x $1= $80
